Dera Ghazi Khan: The terrorist attack on Lakhani check post in Dera Ghazi Khan at Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border was successfully thwarted by the law enforcement agencies(LEAs).

According to the police, terrorists attacked the Lakhani check post on the Punjab and KP border in Dera Ghazi Khan late at night.

Police officials say that more than 25 terrorists attacked the check post with rockets and grenades.

According to the police, there was no loss of life in the attack of the terrorists, while the terrorists escaped on retaliatory action.

The spokesperson of Punjab Police said that the terrorists used heavy weapons including rockets, hand grenades, however, the police personnel immediately retaliated by firing with machine guns and mortars.

Police, Elite Force, Rangers and Counter Terrorism Department jointly confronted the terrorists and as a result of effective retaliatory action, the terrorists escaped with heavy casualties.

The spokesman said that all the check posts on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border were already on high alert.  IG Punjab praised DG Khan police for repelling the terrorist attack.

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Interior Minister Hasan Naqvi praised the police for foiling the terrorist attack on the Lakhani check post and said that the police foiled the nefarious intentions of the terrorists with bravery.