Terrorist attack on Shangla police checkpost thwarted

Police foiled a terrorist attack on a checkpost in the Shekolai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district, an official said on Saturday.

Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022.

“A large number of terrorists attacked the Shekolai police checkpost using heavy weaponry,” Shangla district police officer...