Three Pakistani policemen were killed on January 19 in a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan, local officials told Radio Mashaal. Gunmen first opened firing at a police checkpoint in Jamrud in the Khyber tribal district, then one person entered the checkpoint and blew himself up, local officials told Radio Mashaal. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Since the summer of 2022, the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has deteriorated, prompting large-scale demonstrations and public uprisings in several districts. To read the original story on RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal, click here.
