Pakistan: ‘Sucide blast’ rocks Swat CTD police station; 8 killed

Swat, The Gulf Observer: Pakistan’s Police said Monday that eight policemen were killed and over 20 people injured in a “suicide attack” on a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Swat’s Kabal.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan said security officials were on “high alert” throughout the province.

District Police Officer Shafi Ullah Gandapur (DPO) said there were two blasts inside the station, which destroyed the building.

CTD DIG Khalid Sohail said the building’s collapse caused a power outage, the extent of which is yet to be determined.

The latest attack comes as Pakistan faces a rise in terrorism incidents, with militants targeting law enforcers in their new offensive. The security agencies have also ramped up operations against the terrorists