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LAHORE, Sep 02 (APP):The brave soldiers of Punjab Police thwarted a terrorist attack of the Fitna Al Khawarij on the Qabool Khel checkpost in the jurisdiction of Isa Khel police station, Mianwali on Monday.
A spokesman for the Punjab Police said, 12 to 14 Khawarij terrorists took advantage of the darkness of night to attack Qabol Khel with rocket launchers and hand grenades. The police personnel posted at the checkpoint were already on high alert; as a result of heavy retaliatory firing, the cowardly terrorist attack was repulsed, and the terrorists escaped. An official deputed at the checkpost was injured by a bullet on the arm. The District Police Officer (DPO) Mianwali Akhtar Farooq immediately reached the spot while the DSP Isa Khel and SHO are present with heavy personnel. A search operation is going on in the area; there is a possibility of heavy losses to the fugitive terrorists, the spokesperson added.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar praised the brave officials of the Mianwali police for foiling the terrorist attack. He said that this is the 9th attack of terrorists on Punjab Police in the last few months, which was successfully thwarted. Usman Anwar further said that Punjab Police is like a lead wall against terrorists at inter-provincial border posts, and added that Punjab Police will crush the nefarious intentions of the enemy in the future too.