SCO Summit Opening Day Marred by Terror Attack, 4 Pakistan Cops Killed

Bannu: Four police officials were killed while trying to fend a terror attack in Pakistan 's Bannu city at the time when the country is preparing for the SCO Summit in Islamabad.

Pakistan Terror Attack: 4 Police Officials Killed in Bannu

Five militants wearing burqa and suicide vests were killed as four police officials embraced martyrdom in an attempt to foil a gun and bomb attack on Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines in Bannu, on Monday, officials said.

Five militants attacked the Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines shortly after the funeral prayer of Head Constable Shaista Khan, who was martyred in a gun attack in Bakkakhel earlier in the day, said a police official.

(This is a developing story; further details are awaited.)