<p>Motorbike-borne militants opened fire on a police van in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday, killing a policeman, officials said.</p>.<p>A search was underway to find the attackers who fled the scene in Dogar Umerzai, a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.</p>.<p>No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-bans-lets-proxy-outfit-the-resistance-front-1178338.html" target="_blank">Centre bans LeT's proxy outfit 'The Resistance Front'</a></strong></p>.<p>The incident comes amid a spike in terror attacks in the country after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, announced the end of an indefinite ceasefire with the government in November last year.</p>.<p>The militant group has ordered its fighters to carry out attacks across the country.</p>.<p>At least one policeman was killed and another injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at a police station on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/pakistani-militants-claim-killing-of-two-intelligence-officials-1177910.html" target="_blank">Pakistani militants claim killing of two intelligence officials</a></strong></p>.<p>Last month, the Pakistan Army commandos killed 25 Taliban militants during an operation to free anti-terrorism police officers who were held hostage inside a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CTD compound in Bannu for three days.</p>.<p>On January 5, five policemen were injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen at a police van escorting a polio vaccination team in the province.</p>
<p>Motorbike-borne militants opened fire on a police van in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday, killing a policeman, officials said.</p>.<p>A search was underway to find the attackers who fled the scene in Dogar Umerzai, a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.</p>.<p>No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-bans-lets-proxy-outfit-the-resistance-front-1178338.html" target="_blank">Centre bans LeT's proxy outfit 'The Resistance Front'</a></strong></p>.<p>The incident comes amid a spike in terror attacks in the country after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, announced the end of an indefinite ceasefire with the government in November last year.</p>.<p>The militant group has ordered its fighters to carry out attacks across the country.</p>.<p>At least one policeman was killed and another injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at a police station on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/pakistani-militants-claim-killing-of-two-intelligence-officials-1177910.html" target="_blank">Pakistani militants claim killing of two intelligence officials</a></strong></p>.<p>Last month, the Pakistan Army commandos killed 25 Taliban militants during an operation to free anti-terrorism police officers who were held hostage inside a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CTD compound in Bannu for three days.</p>.<p>On January 5, five policemen were injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen at a police van escorting a polio vaccination team in the province.</p>