As many as 12 security personnel embraced martyrdom in a suicide attack on a check post in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as per ISPR news release.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), militants attacked a security check post in Mali Khel, Bannu, leading to a fierce exchange of fire in which six militants were killed.

The attackers used a vehicle loaded with explosives, ramming it into a building wall, causing a devastating suicide blast.

The explosion martyred 12 personnel, including 10 security forces personnel and 2 from the Frontier Corps (FC), while also damaging the infrastructure of the check post.

ISPR stated that a clearance operation is underway in the area to eliminate any remaining threats, including potential foreign militants.

Security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave men further strengthen our resolve.