IED Attack Kills Seven Police in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; TTP Claims Responsibility

• An armored police vehicle was destroyed in an IED attack in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing seven police personnel.
• A video released by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) shows militants planting and detonating the IED, then firing upon officers.
• The attack, which occurred on Monday, resulted in five immediate deaths and two later succumbing to injuries.
• Among the deceased were a Station House Officer, a Sub-Inspector, three Elite Force personnel, and a driver.
• Pakistan faces a surge in militant attacks, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, with TTP operating from alleged safe havens in Afghanistan.

Why It Matters: A TTP IED attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed seven Pakistani police, highlighting rising militancy and regional tensions.