TTP attack killed three traffic police in Tank KPK in 2026
Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Unidentified assailants attacked a traffic police vehicle in the Wazirabad area of Tank, killing three traffic police personnel in the shooting.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) later claimed responsibility for the attack. The group also claimed that its fighters seized three assault rifles, a pistol, and a vehicle from the police personnel.
Three Pakistan police personnel were killed after armed men opened fire on their mobile patrol vehicle in Wazirabad Bazaar, Tank, police said.
TTP Claims Retaliatory Attack in Tank
At around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2026, an exchange of fire was reported in the Wazirabad Bazaar area of Khas Tank district, Tank.
According to a statement attributed to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), police personnel opened fire on its fighters who were traveling in a vehicle. The group claimed that its fighters responded by attacking the police personnel, killing three of them, identified as Fais Muhammad, Gul Amin, and Saleemullah.
The group also claimed that its fighters seized three Kalashnikov rifles, one pistol, and the police vehicle.
