Two policemen martyred in suspected militants attack on oil company in Dera Ismail Khan

Suspected militants on Tuesday attacked an oil and gas company in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), resulting in two police officials being martyred and three getting injured.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) confirmed that the terrorist attack occurred in Drazanda tehsil of DI Khan.

The injured police officials and the bodies were shifted to hospitals, said the DSP. He also confirmed that one of the injured policemen is in a critical condition.

The DSP stated that police officials were deployed for security of the oil company, adding that the search for terrorists is underway.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, stating that strict action is required to wipe out terrorists from Pakistan.

This was the fifth attack on DI Khan in the last few days.

Earlier, on Monday, militants attacked the Gul Imam police station in Tank Area, DI Khan.