BANNU: Four persons, including the Assistant Commissioner martyred and three others were injured in a horrific attack that took place on the convoy of Assistant Commissioner North Waziristan Shah Wali Khan.
The incident took place in the Masoomabad Mamand Khel area on Miranshah road. Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan was traveling with his squad on Bannu Miranshah Road when armed men targeted his vehicle. As a result of the attack, Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan was martyred on the spot. The martyred included two security policemen and a common passerby, bringing the total number of deaths to four.
Three people, including two security personnel and the driver of Shah Wali Khan, were also injured in the attack and were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bannu. According to the police, the attackers also snatched weapons from the injured policemen. On receiving information, a large contingent of police reached the spot and cordoned off the area, and a search operation was launched as the search for the attackers is underway.
Assistant Commissioner Bannu confirmed that contact with Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali Khan was lost after the attack, and the attack was carried out in a very organized manner. This incident indicates a serious threat in view of the current security situation in North Waziristan and Bannu, after which the police and other law enforcement agencies are on high alert in the area.
It should be noted that the Khawarij have consistently claimed that their enmity is only with the security forces and not with the people. However, today’s cowardly attack exposes their lie that in reality this group is an enemy of the people and in its operations it relentlessly targets the lives and property of ordinary citizens.
This tragic incident has also highlighted the failure of the provincial government. On October 10, 2025, the DG ISPR had said in a press conference in Peshawar that the number of CTD personnel in the province is only 3,300, which is extremely inadequate for such a large and sensitive province. The 13-year continuous government of the PTI could not take any effective step to increase the capacity of the CTD, which resulted in the police and counter-terrorism agencies failing to deal with the growing security challenges.
On the other hand, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s repeated statements that the army should be confined to the border areas only — this question becomes even more important as to what practical steps were taken to increase the capacity of the police in urban areas? Moreover, the wrong policies of the provincial government further worsened the situation. Especially the decisions and agreements made with terrorist elements, which not only encouraged them but also severely affected the law and order situation in the province.
These policies are a clear proof of the complete failure to protect the people and provide an opportunity for terrorists to operate more freely, the result of which is coming out in the form of heartbreaking incidents like today.
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