Three traffic wardens martyred after gunmen attack police vehicle in K-P's Tank
Interior minister condemns incident, says invaluable sacrifices of martyrs will not go in vain
Three traffic wardens were killed and another injured when gunmen attacked a police vehicle in Wazirabad, Tank district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. The attack occurred near Shehzada Market, where armed men opened fire on the traffic police vehicle, according to District Police Officer Abdul Samad. The three officers who died were Constable Saleem Shah, Constable Gul Ameen, and driver Pir Fayyaz.
Injured colleagues identified as Qaiser Mohammad Walid Khan and Zafri Garha Baloch were also present. The attackers fled with the police vehicle, and a search operation was launched to locate the assailants and recover the stolen vehicle. The vehicle was later discovered abandoned near a construction site in Garha Budha. Police suspect the assailants belong to Fitna al-Khawarij, while the bodies of the martyred officers and injured colleague were transported to Tank Hospital.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attack and offered condolences to the families of the fallen officers, emphasizing the sacrifices of martyrs in the ongoing war against terrorism.
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