Seven persons including five Customs Intelligence personnel and two civilians, including a five-year-old girl, killed in terrorist attack in Saggu area of Draban Tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 18, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Police, the Customs Intelligence personnel were conducting routine checking at Saggu area, when they came under intense gunfire from the terrorists, who were hiding in the nearby bushes. As a result, five Customs Intelligence officials and two civilians were killed. The dead personnel were identified as Shahab Ali Khan, Attar Alam, Akbar Zaman, Inayatullah, Muhammad Aslam of the Customs Intelligence, and civilians Safatullah and five-year-old Laiba Bibi. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a statement claimed the attack adding that attackers snatched weapons from the customs officials, adds The Khorasan Diary.
A Policeman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Miryan area of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 18, reports The Khorasan Diary.
A car belonging to Idris Khan, a member of Marwat Qaumi Jirga, was targeted by a group of at least five assailants on Tajuri road in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 18, reports The Khorasan Diary. Idris Khan managed to survive the attack. The attackers managed to flee the scene and are being chased by the Police. Idris Khan was previously kidnapped by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in 2007.