Midnight siege of police station
\n LAKI MARWAT
\nMilitants attacked the Burgi police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Lakki Marwat early Sunday morning, leaving four policemen dead and injuring as many, according to a police official.
\n\u201cAt midnight, militants attacked the police station and tried to enter the building,\u201d Lakki Police spokesperson Shahid Hameed told media, adding that more than 60 policemen were on duty at that time.
\nHe said that the policemen engaged the militants for almost 45 minutes after which the attackers escaped, taking advantage of the darkness.
\nHameed pointed out that the police station is situated in a far-flung area and takes almost one-and-a-half hours to reach from Lakki city.
\nWhile no group has taken responsibility for the attack, the police suspect the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group is known to operate in the area.
\nFunerals for the slain policemen were held at the Lakki police line on Sunday morning, which were attended by Regional Police Officer Bannu Syed Ashfaq Anwar, District Police Officer Ziauddin and senior military and civil officials.
\nKP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan condemned the attack and offered his condolences while wishing the injured a speedy recovery, according to a press handout.
\nHe also asked the Inspector General Police for a report on the incident and directed that the injured police officials be provided with the best medical aid.
\nFormer president Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack as well, expressing condolences to the martyred police officials\u2019 families, according to the PPP\u2019s official Twitter account.
\nHighlighting that the \u201cincrease in terrorism incidents in KP was concerning\u201d, he demanded strict measures to be taken to suppress terrorists.
\nThe TTP called off its ceasefire agreement with the government on Nov 28, ordering its militants to stage attacks across the country, according to a statement from the outfit.
\nThe statement said that the TTP\u2019s decision was taken after \u201ca series of non-stop attacks were launched by the military organisations in Bannu\u2019s Lakki Marwat district\u201d.
\nEarly this month, the Nacta told a Senate panel that the peace talks with the proscribed outfit \u201cemboldened\u201d it and allowed it to regroup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Midnight siege of police station LAKI MARWAT Militants attacked the Burgi police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Lakki Marwat early Sunday morning, leaving four policemen dead and injuring as many, according to a police official. \u201cAt midnight, militants attacked the police station and tried to enter the building,\u201d Lakki Police spokesperson Shahid Hameed told media, adding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[810,3188,11864,678],"class_list":{"0":"post-301969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-cops","9":"tag-injured","10":"tag-laki-marwat","11":"tag-martyred"},"yoast_head":"\n