On 29 March 2023, a terrorist attack occurred on the Saddar Police Station in
Lakki Marwat
Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ps, ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Lakki Marwat is also the 20th mos ...
, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the killing of four policemen, including Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Iqbal Mohmand, and injuring six other cops. The attack was carried out by militants who fled the scene after the attack, and a search operation was launched to apprehend them.
Background
The DSP and his team were on their way to assist the embattled cops at the police station when their car was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Pirwala Morr. Apart from the DSP, three other policemen, Karamat, Waqar, and Ali Marjan, were also martyred in the blast. Meanwhile, six other cops were injured during the attack at the police station and were taken to Lakki City Hospital.
The funeral prayers for the martyred policemen were offered at the Police Lines in Lakki Marwat and were attended by senior police officials and community leaders.
Responsibility
The outlawed
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban (), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (Urdu/ ps, , lit=Student Movement of Pakistan, TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani bor ...
(TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, which was part of a surge in terrorism in Pakistan.
Reactions
Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
condemned the attack and expressed profound grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of the police personnel. He extended condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
See also
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2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing
The 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing occurred on 1 January 2010, in the village of Shah Hassan Khel, Lakki Marwat District, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. At least 105 people died and over 100 were injured, many of them critica ...
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2022 Lakki Marwat attack
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