Gilgit-Baltistan police thwart terrorist attack on mountain checkpoint; all officers safe as gunmen flee difficult terrain.
Police in Gilgit-Baltistan said they thwarted an armed attack on a seasonal checkpoint in the Diamer-Ghizer border region on Saturday. Around nine attackers opened fire on officers at the Sargah Nallah post, but all police personnel escaped injury after returning fire, though the gunmen fled using the difficult terrain to their advantage.
- ▪Attack occurred Saturday at Sargah Nallah seasonal checkpost, located between Diamer and Ghizer districts near Singal police station.
- ▪Approximately nine terrorists opened fire on police party; officers mounted immediate retaliatory response.
- ▪All police personnel remained safe during the exchange of fire; attackers fled using mountainous terrain and elevated positions.
- ▪Police plan to relocate the checkpost to a safer, more strategically suitable location with additional personnel and equipment.
- ▪GB police condemned the attack as ‘cowardly’ and reaffirmed commitment to counterterrorism and law enforcement.
- ▪April 2024: GB police arrested 15 terror suspects after three officers were killed and five wounded in separate Chilas ambush.
- ▪April 2024: Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet renamed Counter-Terrorism Department to Counter-Terrorism Unit and approved hiring 600 new officers.
- ▪Police urged public to report suspicious activities immediately and cooperate with law enforcement agencies.
- ▪Authorities say the security situation continues to be monitored at district level.
Source: according to media reports
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