An attack on Bara Police Station was met with a strong response from police on Sunday, forcing the terrorists to flee.
Following an exchange of heavy gunfire between police and terrorists, the attackers suffered heavy losses.
According to reports, the Bara police station and checkpoint were targeted, prompting police personnel to respond immediately with gunfire.
Bara is a town and administrative tehsil in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
KP has witnessed a significant surge in militant violence, with an official security report documenting 3,767 terrorism-related incidents during the tenure of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
Earlier, security forces killed four terrorists belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), reportedly associated with the Achu faction, during a routine checkpoint and snap-checking operation in the Iskalkoo area of Kalat on October 18, 2026.
According to details from an intercepted 103-second telephone conversation between two members of the militant group, the militants were engaged by security forces at the checkpoint.
The intercepted communication also indicated that security forces took possession of the bodies following the encounter. The details emerged from the intercepted conversation regarding the incident in Kalat.