Policeman killed in gunmen attack in Pakistan’s khyber pakhtunkhwa

A police officer was killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after two armed med riding a motorcycle attacked him with a hand grenede and fired at him while he was deployed outside a hospital, police said.The attack took place in the unstable province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank area.The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) later claimed the responsibility for the attack, as per the PTI report.According to the police, the two attackers escaped from the spot on their motorcyclen after the attackSecurity personnel have launched a search operation to trace the assailants, while an investigation into the incident is also in progress.Over the years, there have been several instances of terrorist violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which shares a border with Afghanistan. The transfer of combatants across borders and subsequent military actions have also been connected to the disturbance.The TTP has continued to carry out attacks in the province since its ceasefire agreement with the Pakistani government ended in NovemberYou use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.