Police repulsed a militant attack on a check post near Pak-Afghan border in Tati Madda Khel area of Speen tehsil (revenue unit) in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of June 28, reports The Nation. Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP), Azam Khan said that a group of militants armed with weapons stormed the check post during night but Police personnel manning the check post thwarted the terrorist bid. The militants managed to escape while taking advantage of darkness after facing retaliatory firing from the Police. He said that Pakistan Army and Police force have launched joint search operation in the area to apprehend the culprits.