Three police personnel were martyred while six others were injured when militants attacked Bahadur Khel police checkpoint at Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) late Wednesday night, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Three of the critically injured were later rushed to a Peshawar hospital.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemns attack
Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attack and paid rich tributes to the police personnel who lost their lives in the incident.
The minister expressed his sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for the early recovery of those injured.
Naqvi said that militants carried out a cowardly act in the darkness of the night.
He went on to say that the KP Police were at the forefront in the war against terrorism. "I salute the sacrifices being given by the provincial police personnel," he added.
Reporter: Qaiser Bukhari