Gunmen open fire on police in Tiarza, officer injured

Police cordon off area, launch a search, clearance operation

Unidentified militants ambushed a police party from Tiarza Tehsil at Torwam Market and opened fire at 10:30am on Wednesday. The police party was led by Station House Officer Qadar Khan, accompanied by three police officers and one Special Branch officer, Imam Hussain.

During the exchange of fire, Special Branch officer Hussain sustained minor injuries to his hand. The injured officer was immediately taken to a nearby medical center, where he received initial medical treatment. SHO Qadar Khan and the other officers remained unharmed.

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After the incident, the attackers fled the scene into the mountains. The police have cordoned off the area and launched a search and clearance operation, but have not been able to identify or arrest any of the militants. Police officials believe that two to four assailants were involved in the attack.

Tiarza Tehsil is the last tehsil of South Waziristan in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and the closest to North Waziristan, with the tehsil boundary near Wana in North Waziristan, a bit far from the Pak-Afghan border. Attacks on police and armed forces are a common occurrence in the area.