Three personnel of the Federal Constabulary (FC) were martyred in a coordinated terrorist attack in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, police confirmed. The incident began with a quadcopter drone strike on an FC fort and escalated when ambulances carrying the wounded were ambushed en route to the hospital. Authorities have launched a search and clearance operation in the area.
According to police, terrorists targeted the FC fort near Dargah Shaheedan in the Bahadar Khel area, within the jurisdiction of Khurram Muhammad Zai police station. The assault was carried out using a quadcopter drone, leaving at least five FC personnel injured. District Police Officer (DPO) Saud Khan said the injured officials were being shifted to the hospital when the attackers struck again. While ambulances transporting the wounded were on their way for medical treatment, terrorists opened fire on the vehicles and set them ablaze. As a result, three of the injured personnel succumbed to their wounds.