On-duty cop martyred in firing by attackers in KP's Miranshah: police
MIRANSHAH: An additional station house officer (SHO) of the Miranshah police station was martyred in firing by unidentified individuals near Miranshah Bypass Road in in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Tuesday, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Hussain confirmed the details to Dawn , saying that additional SHO Meera Khan was targeted when he was on duty. “He…
On Tuesday, a police officer named Meera Khan was killed in an ambush near Miranshah Bypass Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the police announced. District Police Officer Sajjad Hussain confirmed the tragedy, stating that Khan sustained multiple bullet wounds and died from his injuries. Immediately following the incident, a search operation was launched to locate the perpetrators, and an investigation began to determine the circumstances leading to the attack.
Despite this horrific loss, DPO Hussain expressed confidence in the police force’s resolve to pursue the attackers. The region has long grappled with terrorist attacks and security issues, including previous incidents targeting police personnel. Nationally, Pakistan has experienced a significant surge in violence, with a 83% increase in fatalities linked to terrorism during the third quarter of 2026, according to a report from the Centre for Research and Security Studies.
Balochistan and North Waziristan, where Khan was killed, have been particularly hard hit, accounting for 98% of all violence-related deaths in the country.
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