Grenade event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Thu 30th June 2022

An official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) was killed while another one injured when terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of June 30, reports Dawn. One of the attackers, later identified as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant Bilal, was killed and another was injured in the encounter. Azam Warsak Police Station House Officer (SHO) Zabihullah said that a search party of Police had set up a checkpoint. When Inspector Moosa Sulemankhel signalled two gunmen riding motorcycles to stop, one of them opened fire, killing the inspector on the spot. The other attacker threw a hand-grenade leaving Constable Rasool Jan injured. The Police returned fire, killing the TTP terrorist and injuring his accomplice who managed to flee.