GB police foil terrorist attack on checkpost between Diamer, Ghizer districts

GB police foil terrorist attack on checkpost between Diamer, Ghizer districts.

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• Jamil Nagri Published September 20, 2026 Updated September 20, 2026 10: 25pm.
• GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan police remarked on Sunday they had foiled a terrorist attack on a police checkpost situated between Diamer and Ghizer districts.
• Jamil Nagri is a Gilgit-Baltistan-based correspondent for Dawn with over a decade of experience in journalism.
• The attempted attack took place on Saturday, the GB police spokesperson remarked in an official note on Sunday.
• Nevertheless, taking advantage of the challenging mountainous terrain and their higher position, the attackers managed to flee, he continued.

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Meanwhile, the attempted attack took place on Saturday, the GB police spokesperson remarked in an official note on Sunday. Around nine terrorists opened fire on a police party at the Sargah Nallah seasonal checkpost, located within the jurisdiction of the Singal police station, adjacent to Ghizer and Diamer districts.

In practice, the spokesperson remarked the police personnel immediately mounted an effective retaliatory response.

Nevertheless, taking advantage of the challenging mountainous terrain and their higher position, the attackers managed to flee, he continued. "All police personnel remained safe in the firing, " he stated.

He maintained that, in view of the security situation, steps were being taken to relocate the police party to a safer and strategically suitable location, and to provide extra personnel as well as the necessary logistics and equipment. "The situation continues to be monitored at the district level."

"The GB police strongly condemns this cowardly terrorist attack and reiterates its resolve to fulfil its responsibilities for maintaining law and order, protecting the lives and property of the public, and combating terrorism; the police remain fully alert, " he remarked.

Notably, the spokesperson pressed residents to immediately report any suspicious activities or individuals to the police and extend full cooperation to law enforcement agencies.

In April this year, GB police arres­ted 15 suspects during a combing operation against terrorists involved in attacks after at least three police personnel were martyred and five others were wounded in an ambush targeting a police team near Thore Valley in Chilas.

In the same month, the then-caretaker cabinet of Gilgit-Baltistan approved the renaming of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) as the Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), and approved the recruitment of 600 new officers in a move to expand law enforcement services.

Jamil Nagri is a Gilgit-Baltistan-based correspondent for Dawn with over a decade of experience in journalism. His reporting and feature writing focus on CPEC, climate change, the environment, and adventure tourism. He can be discovered on X at @jamilnagri.

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