Militants carried out a drone attack on the Miryan Police Station in Pakistan’s Bannu district, marking the fifth such assault on the same site within a month, police confirmed on Sunday.

The strike occurred late Saturday when a high-flying drone dropped ammunition on the station, located in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghanistan border. Fortunately, there were no casualties or damage reported. Police admitted they were unable to intercept the drone due to its altitude.

“This is the fifth quadcopter attack on this police station in one month,” said local police officials, expressing alarm over the increasing use of drones by militant groups, particularly the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Security forces have launched a search operation and stepped up surveillance across the Bannu region following the attack. The growing frequency of quadcopter-based strikes is a serious concern for law enforcement operating in Pakistan’s restive northwest.

Just a day earlier, militants also attacked the Serai Gambila Police Station in Lakki Marwat district. Around a dozen armed assailants used both light and heavy weaponry in the assault. That station, located along the Peshawar-Karachi Highway, has faced repeated attacks in the past.

These back-to-back strikes follow a deadly IED blast on July 2 in Bajaur district that killed four people, including two senior government officials and two policemen. The bombing, which targeted a government convoy, further highlights the deteriorating security environment in the region.

Officials say the pattern of coordinated drone and ground assaults indicates evolving tactics by militant groups, making counter-terrorism efforts increasingly complex.