Sub-inspector shot dead as attackers ambush police van

Author: agencies/online

MINGORA – A police official was shot dead in Swat district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa on Tuesday, a day after two police personnel were killed in Lakki Marwat.

The incident occurred in Shahdara Watkay area on the outskirts of Mingora city when attackers ambushed a police vehicle and opened fire at it.

In another incident, a police sub-inspector was killed and a constable was injured in Mardan. Sub-inspector Mohammad Ilyas of Shangla police was killed on the spot while his guard Yousaf Shah sustained serious injuries.

The body was shifted to Saidu Sharif’s central hospital while a First Information Report (FIR) was registered in Mingora police station.

On Monday, militants shot dead two police personnel in Lakki Marwat district. Similarly, assailants opened fire at Charbagh police station on Saturday evening, injuring two personnel.

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