Militants attacked a government health facility in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistani, killing five civilians and 2 security officials.
On Tuesday morning, militants opened fire at staff at a Rural Health Center in KP’s Dera Ismail Khan district, killing two women health workers, two children and a guard.
ISPR, the military media wing, in its press release said that “Security Forces in vicinity were immediately mobilized for clearance operation in RHC and in ensuing fire exchange, three terrorists were killed. During the intense firing exchange, 2 army men also gave their lives, says ISPR.
Pakistan military said that Pakistan Armed Forces will keep defending the motherland and its people against this menace of terrorism and will take all necessary measures as deemed appropriate against these threats emanating from Afghanistan.
Pakistan has witnessed a spike in militant attacks, with many of them taking place in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which borders Afghanistan. Islamabad blames the surge mainly on militants from the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and other groups that it says operate out of Afghanistan.
Kabul denies that it allows its territory to be used by insurgents and says Pakistan’s security woes are a domestic issue.
