KARAK: In an inhuman act, militants linked to Fitna al-Khawarij ambushed an ambulance transporting wounded federal constabulary personnel, killing the injured officers.
The terrorists also filmed this inhuman incident and circulated it on social media to spread fear and terror among the public. All the personnel were locals.
The assault occurred during the holy month of Ramadan, when militants deliberately targeted a soft target and committed extreme brutality, in violation of Islamic principles that forbid harming the wounded.
According to officials, the assault began at a federal constabulary post in Qila Shahidan, Karak, where militants attacked from a quadcopter drone. After the attack, two Rescue 1122 ambulances arrived to evacuate the injured. When the ambulances taking the injured to the hospital, the Khawarij ambushed both vehicles.
They set one ambulance on fire, killing the wounded officers inside, while the second ambulance managed to evacuate injured personnel safely. The fire also injured the ambulance driver and a Rescue 1122 staff member.
The slain officers included Sepoy Murad Gul, Sepoy Ayan Khan, and Lance Naik Adil Khan. Sepoy Murad Gul and Sepoy Ayan Khan were from Hangu district, while Lance Naik Adil Khan was from Mansehra district.
Other injured personnel—Constable Sabir, Muhammad Yousaf, Hanif, and ambulance driver Ahmed Hussain—are also locals from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were taken to hospitals in Bannu and Karak for treatment.
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Officials condemned the attack, emphasizing that targeting wounded personnel is prohibited even during armed conflict. They said the assault shows the militants’ complete disregard for Islam, humanity, and basic morality.
Authorities vowed that the blood of the fallen officers will not go in vain and pledged continued operations against the militants until they are eliminated.
