Syed Yaqoob Bukhari, a police spokesman, told Dawn that the militants were armed with sophisticated weapons. He said that the police retaliated the attack, forcing the attackers to flee.
As per District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Shoaib, a group of terrorists attacked a police picket, located in the limits of Kulachi police station in Dera Ismail Khan. The terrorists were equipped with the latest weapons including rocket launchers.