US EditionGunmen kill a government official and 3 others after vehicle ambush in northwestern Pakistan
The attack killed four including North Waziristan's assistant commissioner and two policemen, reflecting increased violence after Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire in 2022.
- On Tuesday, North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner Shah Waliullah was killed along with three others when militants ambushed his vehicle in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Regional factors including cross-border clashes and the TTP ceasefire breakdown, with suspicion likely falling on the TTP, increased tensions after the breakdown of the truce in recent months.
- Police spokesman Kashif Nawaz said the ambush occurred within Cantt police station jurisdiction in Bannu district and targeted the assistant commissioner’s vehicle on Tuesday.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi said the attack is `extremely tragic` and has asked the Inspector General of Police for a detailed report to bring those involved to justice.
- No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion likely falls on the TTP, and the ambush followed a suicide bombing in Lakki Marwat and the killing of three TTP militants in retaliatory action.
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