Cop martyred in KP's Bajaur as terrorists attack police post: official
BAJAUR: A police officer was martyred after terrorists attacked a police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, officials said on Friday. The attack on the police post in Silai Pati area in the remote Barang tehsil, bordering Malakand district, occurred late on Thursday night. Mansoor Khan, a spokesperson for the district police, while confirming the attack, told Dawn that a group of Fitna…
In the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a police officer was killed after terrorists targeted a police post in the Silai Pati area of Barang tehsil, on the outskirts of Malakand district, late Thursday night. Mansoor Khan, the district police spokesperson, confirmed the attack to Dawn, stating that a group of terrorists known as Fitna al-Khawarij, or "Fitna of the Khawarij," belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, carried out the assault.
The police personnel bravely fought back, and the attacker's group fled after being repelled. Following the incident, funeral prayers were held for the slain officer at the Police Lines in Khar, with Deputy Commissioner Adnan Farid Afridi, Deputy Police Officer Khan Zeb Mohmand, and local elders in attendance. The body was subsequently taken to Barang tehsil for burial.
No group has publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. In addition, on Thursday, Bajaur district administration imposed a 10-day ban on pillion riding, citing security concerns.
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