RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned a deadly attack targeting Pakistani police in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which resulted in the deaths of five personnel.
The incident occurred on Tuesday when a police van was ambushed in a combined bombing and shooting attack in the Karak area, claimed by the banned terrorist outfit Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
“The Kingdom reaffirms its categorical rejection of all forms of terrorism and extremism, stressing its denunciation of attempts to undermine the security and stability of Pakistan and its people,” a statement by the foreign ministry said.
#Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the attack that targeted members of the Pakistani police in the Karak area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/ZfSbETikP8
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) December 24, 2025
Saudi Arabia also extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Pakistan over this tragic incident, wishing everyone safety and security.
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of allowing the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to operate freely from Afghan territory.
Officials say the TTP has become fully operational across the border, posing a serious threat to Pakistan’s internal security.
The group has long used Afghanistan as a sanctuary, but its freedom has expanded significantly since the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2021.
TTP fighters and their families are now based in eastern provinces such as Khost, Paktika, Paktia, and Kunar — areas that have become staging grounds for attacks inside Pakistan.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had urged the international community to step up pressure on Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government to meet its international obligations and prevent militant groups from using Afghan soil to launch attacks into Pakistan.
