Pakistan blames ‘Indian-sponsored terrorists' for attack killing 3 paramilitary forces personnel
According to the state-owned broadcaster Pakistan Television News, FC's Lance Naik Mehmood Shah, sepoys Shahid and Rauf were killed when militants attacked their vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern Karak city on Wednesday. The driver of their vehicle, Shahpur, was also killed in the attack.
Local news channel Geo News quoted Karak District Police Officer Shehbaz Elahi as saying that the FC personnel were targeted while carrying out routine patrolling duties in Karak's Garagri area.
'Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has strongly condemned the terrorist attack by Indian-sponsored terrorists on a vehicle carrying FC personnel in Karak,' PTV News reported.
Naqvi extended condolences to the families of the FC personnel and the driver killed, saluting their sacrifices for the nation.
'Mohsin Naqvi emphasized that the sacrifices of these martyrs further strengthen our resolve in the fight against terrorism,' PTV News said.
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in violence in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province since a fragile truce between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the state broke down in November 2022.
Pakistan's security forces have been battling TTP fighters in KP, especially its tribal areas, which border Afghanistan. Islamabad has repeatedly blamed Kabul for not taking action against TTP and other militant groups that it alleges operate from sanctuaries on Afghan soil. Kabul denies the allegations.
Islamabad also blames New Delhi for arming and training the TTP and insurgents in Balochistan, alleging they carry out subversive activities in Pakistan. India rejects the allegations and accuses Pakistan of exporting 'terrorists' across the border into its country.
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