Police officers hold their weapons during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A police officer with a 12.7mm infantry machine gun takes position at Sarband Police Station's rooftop, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Saraband station has 55 people -- including drivers and clerks -- for the station and eight affiliated outposts. "The biggest problem is the number of personnel, which is a little low," said an officer, "This is a target area, and we're absolutely face-to-face with (the militants)." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer looks outside the window of a gate at Achini's outpost, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. There's dozens of outposts that provide defence against militants waging a fresh assault against Pakistan's police from hideouts in the border region adjoining Afghanistan, a hotbed for fighters of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of Sunni Islamist groups that targets the country's military. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said Muhammad Khurasani, a TTP spokesman. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Imam Noor ul Ameen, 35, who is also a police employee, holds his palms as he leads a prayer for the victims who were killed in a suicide bombing in January, in a mosque that was partially damaged during the attack in the Police Lines area, in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan's military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Assistant sub-inspector Jameel Shah (C), 40, stands between other police officers as they observe their surroundings, at Sarband Police Station in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Saraband station has 55 people - including drivers and clerks - for the station and eight affiliated outposts. "The biggest problem is the number of personnel, which is a little low," said an officer, "This is a target area, and we're absolutely face-to-face with (the militants)." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A billboard with photos of police officers who died in the line of duty is seen in the Police Lines area, Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A wreath and bouquets of flowers sit on top of debris from the mosque that was attacked by a suicide bomber in January, in the Police Lines area in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan's military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer stands outside Achini's outpost entrance gate in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. There's dozens of outposts that provide defence against militants waging a fresh assault against Pakistan's police from hideouts in the border region adjoining Afghanistan, a hotbed for fighters of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of Sunni Islamist groups that targets the country's military. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said Muhammad Khurasani, a TTP spokesman. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer holds a machine-gun with thermal binoculars attached to it, on the rooftop of Sangu's outpost, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. There's dozens of outposts that provide defence against militants waging a fresh assault against Pakistan's police from hideouts in the border region adjoining Afghanistan, a hotbed for fighters of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of Sunni Islamist groups that targets the country's military. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said Muhammad Khurasani, a TTP spokesman. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Moazzam Jah Ansari, 56, who was chief of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's police, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 8, 2023. According to police officials, militants have procured U.S.-made M4 rifles and other sophisticated weapons from stocks left by Western forces that exited Afghanistan in 2021. "They try and find more effective ways to conduct military operations, more lethal weapons," Moazzam said. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Assistant sub-inspector Jameel Shah, 40, points at a bullet hole on a wall at Sarband Police Station, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Saraband station has 55 people - including drivers and clerks - for the station and eight affiliated outposts. "The biggest problem is the number of personnel, which is a little low," said an officer, "This is a target area, and we're absolutely face-to-face with (the militants)." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A car is seen underneath debris from the mosque that was attacked by a suicide bomber in January, in the Police Lines area in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan's military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A blast is seen at a target firing practice during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers practice firing rocket-propelled grenades during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A police officer rappels off a building during a practice session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man reacts as he prays for the victims who were killed in a suicide bombing in January, in a mosque that was partially damaged during the attack in the Police Lines area in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan?s military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

People pray for the victims who were killed in a suicide bombing in January, in a mosque that was partially damaged during the attack in the Police Lines area in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan's military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer stands at the entrance of the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers take position during a counter terrorism training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Police officers practice target firing during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer practices firing a grenade launcher during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer uses a zip-line during a practice session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers rappel off a building during a practice session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers take position during a counter terrorism training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers take position during a counter terrorism training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer takes position during a counter terrorism training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer checks the hood of a vehicle in the Police Lines area in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A box of hand grenades sits on a table at Achini's outpost, in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. There's dozens of outposts that provide defence against militants waging a fresh assault against Pakistan's police from hideouts in the border region adjoining Afghanistan, a hotbed for fighters of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of Sunni Islamist groups that targets the country's military. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said Muhammad Khurasani, a TTP spokesman. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Debris from a residential area is seen on the floor, near the mosque that was attacked by a suicide bomber in January, in the Police Lines area, Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and organisation that targets Pakistan's military, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar that killed over 80 police personnel. "The police have been told many times not to obstruct our way, and instead of paying heed to this the police have started martyring our comrades," said TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani. "This is why we are targeting them." REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A police officer uses his mobile phone in the Police Lines area, Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A girl peeks from the entrance of her family home, in the Police Lines area, Peshawar, Pakistan, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Locals sit and chat along a road in the Sarband area in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers practice target shooting during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz SEARCH "AZIZ PAKISTAN POLICE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.