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Seven killed in IED blast in northwest Pakistan
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Seven killed in IED blast in northwest Pakistan

The incident occurred in the Shadi Khel Bettani area in Lakki Marwat district when a police mobile on routine patrol near the Rasool Khel check post was hit by a roadside IED.

Civilian killed, cop injured as armed men open fire on police in KP’s Lakki Marwat
WorldDawn7d ago

Civilian killed, cop injured as armed men open fire on police in KP’s Lakki Marwat

A civilian was killed, and a police constable was injured when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, officials said. A police official confirmed that the attack occurred in the Serai Naurang town, adding that “a gun battle between the police and the assailants erupted after the firing attack.” The official said the bodies of the civilian and the injured cop were taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in the Serai Naurang town...

7 policemen, including SHO, martyred in attack on police vehicle in KP’s Lakki Marwat
PoliticsDawn2d ago

7 policemen, including SHO, martyred in attack on police vehicle in KP’s Lakki Marwat

PESHAWAR: An attack on a police vehicle martyred seven policemen, including an officer, in the Bettani subdivision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Friday. The spokesman of the district police officer, Qudratullah, said that a squad of the Shadikhel police station was on routine patrol duty in the area when the terrorist attack occurred. The vehicle was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED). The official said that terrorists had planted an IED along the Shahdikhel...

5 children injured in quadcopter attack in KP’s Lakki Marwat: officials
WorldDawn5d ago

5 children injured in quadcopter attack in KP’s Lakki Marwat: officials

LAKKI MARWAT: Five children were injured in a quadcopter attack in the Takhtikhel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Tuesday, officials said. Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Akhto Jan told Dawn that the attack, which took place in the limits of the Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police station, was believed to have been carried out by terrorists. “Explosives dropped from the quadcopter injured five minors,” he said, adding that two of the injured boys were taken to a hospital in...