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RAWALPINDI: Five terrorists were killed and six policemen, including trainees, embraced martyrdom after militants launched an attack on the Police Training School in Dera Ismail Khan late Friday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.&nbsp;According to ISPR, militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij, a faction Islamabad identifies as an Indian-sponsored proxy of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), attempted to breach the school&rsquo;s perimeter security. The attackers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate in an effort to force entry.&nbsp;Law enforcement personnel on duty responded swiftly and engaged the assailants, killing three on the spot. The remaining two militants were later neutralized during a clearance operation carried out by security forces with precision and coordination.&nbsp;In the intense exchange of fire, six police personnel, including trainees, were martyred, while twelve others and one civilian sustained injuries.&nbsp;The statement added that the attackers desecrated the mosque inside the school complex and killed the Imam Masjid, an innocent civilian performing his religious duties.&nbsp;&ldquo;Security forces and law enforcement agencies, in step with the nation, remain steadfast in their resolve to eradicate Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country,&rdquo; the military&rsquo;s media wing said. &ldquo;Such sacrifices of our brave soldiers and civilians further strengthen our unwavering commitment to safeguard the nation at all costs.&rdquo;&nbsp;Sanitization and search operations in the area are ongoing to ensure complete security clearance and bring any facilitators of the attack to justice.

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Five terrorists from the Indian-sponsored group Fitna al-Khawarij attacked the Police Training School in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting the main gate and mosque inside the complex before being neutralized by security forces.

Five terrorists killed, six policemen martyred in northwest Pakistan attack

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s premier, while strongly condemning the attack by Fitna Al-Khawarij terrorists on a police training center in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, said that &ldquo;such cowardly acts by terrorists cannot weaken our resolve against terrorism.&rdquo; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while lauding the sacrifices of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police in the war against terrorism, vowed to completely eradicate all forms of terrorism from the country, said a press release issued by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office on Saturday. The prime minister paid tribute to the seven police personnel martyred while bravely confronting the terrorists. &lsquo;On the front line&rsquo; &nbsp;Sharif also prayed for the elevation of the ranks of the martyrs and expressed condolences to their families. He also prayed for the swift recovery of the injured and instructed that they be provided with all possible medical assistance. &ldquo;The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have always been on the front line in the war against terrorism,&rdquo; the prime minister said. &ldquo;The entire nation salutes the martyrs,&rdquo; he said.

Condemns terrorist attack on a police training center in Dera Ismail Khan; praises the efforts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police in the war against terrorism; salutes martyrs. 

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