KHYBER: Two security personnel were martyred in a targeted attack in Upper Bara, Khyber district, on Monday, officials said.

The officials claimed a bomb disposal team was patrolling the Ghaibi Neeka area of Upper Bara when they came under gun attack from nearby hills. Two security personnel received bullet injuries and embraced martyrdom, they added.

The security forces then took control of the area and conducted a search operation, with no reports of any arrests till late evening.

No official statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, was received till the filing of this report.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, either.

Ghaibi Neeka is the same area where security forces had launched a small-scale operation against militants earlier this month, during which a number of families had to vacate their homes.­

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2023