Terrorists attack police station in Takht Bhai, constable injured

Terrorists launched an attack on the local police station in Takht Bhai, resulting in the injury of a constable in Takht Bhai, 24NewsHD TV Channel reported on Wednesday.

According to initial reports, unknown terrorists threw a hand grenade at the station before fleeing the scene.

The channel reported that the hand grenade explosion caused damage to a police van parked at the police station.

A month ago on July 19, a policeman was also killed and two others were seriously injured in an attack by terrorists on a police checkpost in Takht Bhai.

According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the miscreants attacked the police checkpost at the archaeological site located at the Malakand Raod.

The dead body of a policeman and two injured policemen were shifted to the hospital while the local police started search operations against the terrorists in the area.

Takht Bhai's original ancient name is Takht-i-Bahi, and it is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The archaeological site is considered among the most important relics of Buddhism in all of what was once Gandhara and has been "exceptionally well-preserved."

The monastery was founded in the 1st century CE and was in use until the 7th century. The most historical location in the era is Sehri Bahlol. The monastery is situated on Malakand Road.

Reporter: Malik Rehman