2022 Lakki Marwat attack

2022 Lakki Marwat attack
Location	Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date	16 November 2022
Attack type	Shooting
Weapons	Firearms
Deaths	6
Perpetrators	Two motorcycle-riding terrorists
No. of participants	2
Motive	Terrorism
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.

On 16 November 2022, an attack claims the lives of six police officers, including ASI (Assistant Sub-Inspector) in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[1]

At least six police officers, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), died when two motorcycle-riding terrorists opened fire on their patrol vehicle.^[2] banned terrorist organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accepted the responsibility of attack.^[3]

Reactions

• President Arif Alvi, who strongly condemned the terrorist assault. He said The nation's will to combat the threat of terrorism cannot be weakened by such heinous deeds^[4]
• Prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif fiercely denounced the terrorist incident, and said that all measures will be done to protect the nation from its adversaries.^[4]
• Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah both strongly denounced the terrorist incident.^[4]

See also

• 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing
• 2023 Lakki Marwat terrorist attack

References

1. "At least six cops martyred in Lakki Marwat militant attack". The Express Tribune. November 16, 2022.
2. "Terrorist attack in Lakki Marwat martyrs six policemen, including ASI". www.geo.tv.
3. "TTP kills six police officers during ambush in northwest Pakistan".
4. "President, PM, FM Bilawal condemn terror attack on police in Lakki Marwat". Dunya News. 16 November 2022.