PESHAWAR: The number of martyred police personnel in the terrorist attack on a convoy carrying aid relief to Parachinar has reached 2.
Another police official who was injured in yesterday’s terrorist attack succumbed to injuries, police said.
Police said that three truck drivers were also killed in yesterday’s terrorist attack.
According to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, the terrorists attacked fired rockets and opened fire on the third relief convoy carrying relief items to Bagan.
According to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, the attack damaged 3 vehicles in the convoy.
In prompt retaliation, security forces killed 6 terrorists.
Yesterday’s attack was the second such attack on an aid convoy en route to Kurram.
Unidentified gunmen attacked an aid convoy in restive Bagan on January 4, injuring five people including the deputy commissioner. Yesterday’s attack also took place in the Began area.
The latest attack took place days after authorities started demolishing bunkers in Lower Kurram on the directives of the provincial government, more than a week after the peace agreement was reached. The decision to demolish bunkers in Lower Kurram was taken in the provincial apex committee meeting.