Police said a police officer was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday morning.
Bannu’s Regional Police (DPO) Saleem Abbas Kulachi told dawn.com The incident occurred in the Bacha Khan Chowk area of Domel Tehsil in the area.
“When an unknown armed motorcycle driver opened fire at him, the police officer was about to charge the tax.”
The DPO added that officer Qadus Khan was seriously injured and taken to Khalefa Gul Nawaz (KGN) hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Khanzala Quraishi, a spokesman for Bannu District Police, told dawn.com The police officer is the guard of the police in the Wazir Division.
“After the incident, House officials in the Domel area stations worked with the team to investigate the incident.”
Meanwhile, DPO Kulachi said operations against “terrorists” are being carried out everywhere in the region to eliminate threats in the region.
He added that the Martyred Police Department funeral will be held later today.
Pakistan witnessed it rise The banned Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the past year, especially in terrorist activities in KP and Bal Luzhi provinces, has been banned. Finish It ceased fire with the government in November 2022 and vowed to target security forces, police and other law enforcement agencies.
Earlier this month, police officers were Mar difficulty Another man in a confrontation with three suspected terrorists in Mir Ali Ali Tehsil The third attack The same week on the Bannu Division police officers.
Meanwhile, in August, at least three border soldiers and two policemen were Mar difficulty In the upper tier of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, separate events in Kohat and Mohmand regions.
