Unprecedented increase in bank robberies in KP National May 8, 2021 PESHAWAR: An unprecedented increase has been recorded in bank robberies as well as attempted robberies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the last few months triggering concern among the bankers and their customers. At least five banks were attacked by the robbers in the provincial capital and in Khyber and Nowshera districts since January, a source told The News. In a normal situation, hardly a couple of bank robberies are reported across the province in any year. However, the first four months of 2021 have already witnessed many failed and successful attempts by the bank robbers in the provincial capital and its two adjoining districts. In the latest incident, a policeman was wounded when he and the bank guards foiled a robbery in Pabbi.