.- A police officer and four of his relatives were killed in an insurgent attack at dawn recorded at his home in northwest Pakistan, Efe said one police source. A group of "terrorists" attacked the residence of the agent, identified as Shamshad, killing two children, a man and a woman in the town of Tutka, located in the district of Hangu, the source said.The officer served in the neighboring Orakzai tribal regions and Kurram, where the Taliban insurgency stars continued attacks against security forces. Attacks are common both in the mountainous tribal areas and in the adjacent river. Two days ago, at least 22 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide attack against a police station in the northwestern district of Bannu.
The attack took place in an area that connects to the tribal region of North Waziristan, stronghold of Pakistani and Afghan Taliban factions and networks jihadists. While the U.S. continues to press Pakistan to launch an offensive in this demarcation, the Army has not made any announcement in this regard.
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