Four terrorists were killed after Bannu police repulsed an armed attack on the Kingar Pul police checkpoint in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), while weapons and ammunition were recovered during a subsequent search operation, according to a Bannu police press release. The press release said armed terrorists equipped with modern weapons launched an attack on the checkpoint around midnight on Friday. Police personnel deployed there responded promptly and effectively, demonstrating courage and professional skills, and repulsed the attack. Following reports of the attack, the Quick Response Force (QRF), Rapid Response Force (RRF) and additional police personnel from Bannu Police Lines immediately reached the site and cordoned off the area. A clearance and search operation was subsequently conducted, during which the bodies of four terrorists were recovered, along with four Kalashnikov rifles, several magazines, a large quantity of ammunition, hand grenades and bandoliers. The identification of the killed terrorists was underway, the press release added. Read: Security forces kill 74 terrorists in K-P, Balochistan operations: ISPR K-P Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed praised Bannu police for foiling the attack by terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij. Fitna al-Khawarij is the term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He said the terrorists had attempted to take advantage of the darkness but were thwarted by highly trained and alert police personnel, describing their response as a matter of pride. Hameed said effective operations were being conducted under a comprehensive strategy to decisively eliminate terrorism and rid the region of the menace. He added that protecting the lives and property of the public remained the top priority and that people stood alongside their protectors. Read more: Three terrorists killed as security forces foil attack on N-25 in Mastung: state media Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised K-P police and the counter terrorism department (CTD) for foiling an attack by terrorists on a police checkpoint in Bannu and killing four terrorists. In a statement, Naqvi commended the professional capabilities and determination of police and CTD personnel for eliminating the four terrorists. He said K-P police and CTD personnel had bravely repulsed the terrorists’ attack. Naqvi said, “I am proud of the brave personnel of K-P police and the CTD". The interior minister also praised the efforts of the police and the CTD to maintain peace in K-P. A day earlier, security forces killed 74 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan and K-P during the past 48 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in two separate statements on Friday. According to the military's media wing, 43 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were killed in Mir Ali and Orakzai areas of K-P, while 31 Indian-sponsored terrorists were eliminated in Balochistan.