Militants attack a police checkpoint in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, causing multiple deaths and injuries, officials say. According to police and other officials, a suicide bomber drives an explosives-laden vehicle into the checkpoint. After the car blast, gunmen enter the post and open fire, leading to a firefight. Multiple outlets report that at least 15 people die, with three people wounded in one account. France 24 adds that small drones were used during the attack, while other reports focus on the car bombing and subsequent shooting by militants. The incident is described as part of a broader wave of militancy in the border province, which has increased security strain in the region. Authorities are investigating the attack and working to confirm casualties and details of the attackers’ movements, but all reports agree on the basic sequence: a suicide car bomb targeting a police checkpoint followed by gunfire and heavy casualties.