DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Militants attacked a Police party in the Paniala’s Wanda Budh area here Wednesday (13th Feb, 2025, killing four cops.
Station House Officer of Shaheed Nawab police station and his subordinates were returning after conducting an IBO when Militants lurking in a jungle started shooting. Police claimed that many terrorists also lost their lives during the exchange of fire.
Cops who died in the operation were identified as SHO Faheem Mumtaz, Constable Irfan Khan, Constable Ghulam Subhani, and Constable Wajahat.
Police and security forces have neutralised three militants and injured several others during operations carried out in the mountainous terrain of Akbar Ali Khan Village, Asparka and Domel here on 29th January. Three days before the General Elections, a group of 30 heavily armed militants attacked the Police Station from three directions 3am on 5th Feb, 2024. The ensuing 150 minute-gun-battle claimed lives of ten cops (Kausar, Ehteram, Rafiullah, Hameed-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aslam, Ghulam Farid, Mohammad Javed, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Imran and Mansoor).
