SWABI (The Thursday Times) — Two policemen, including the in-charge of a police post, were martyred and a third was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Mansoori police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district late on Wednesday, police said.
District Police Officer Waqas Rafiq said the attackers fired on officers within the post’s jurisdiction, killing post in-charge Waleed Khan and another officer. A police spokesperson identified the second officer as Zulfiqar and the injured man as Muhammad Shahid, who suffered serious gunshot wounds.
Search under way
The bodies and the injured officer were taken to Bacha Khan Medical Complex. Police cordoned off the area, called in reinforcements, and began a search operation to find the attackers. Police did not say who they believed was behind the attack.
Security has been placed on high alert in the district, authorities said. Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have faced repeated attacks this year.
