Gunmen opened fire at the Utla Police Station in Swabi, injuring two police officers, according to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Utla on Thursday.
Police returned fire in response, and additional personnel have been dispatched to the area, said the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
An exchange of gunfire between the armed assailants and police remains ongoing.
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Separately, a Levies officer was killed while heavy firing and explosions by unidentified armed men continued throughout Friday in the Mangchar area of Kalat district of Balochistan, suspending life and traffic on the Quetta-Karachi national highway.
According to Levies officials, the attackers launched a coordinated assault in multiple parts of the Mangchar area, including firing on a Levies post in Kot Langove, where a Levies officer lost his life. His body was later shifted to the Rural Health Centre (RHC) in Mangchar.
Simultaneously, a powerful explosion occurred under a bridge on the national highway in Rahimabad, Mangchar. Authorities reported minor structural damage to the bridge but confirmed that no casualties were caused by the blast.
