At least four terrorists were killed on Saturday as the police foiled a terrorist attack on the Chapri Police Station in Punjab’s Mianwali.

According to the Punjab Police spokesperson, over 20 heavily armed terrorists attacked the police station. A “fierce exchange of gunfire” ensued between the police and the terrorists. The two terrorists were killed in the police’s retaliatory fire.

Attackers also used rocket launchers and hand grenades against the police station, the spokesperson added. “All personnel remained safe, with only two police officers sustaining minor injuries.”

Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the Pakistani chapter of the movement carrying out attacks mostly targeting security forces.

Earlier in the day, a Frontier Corps captain and an army soldier were martyred in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu and Khyber districts.

In a statement, the military’s media wing said eight terrorists were killed in the two operations.