ISLAMABAD, May 9 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed, in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, police said, yesterday.
A group of terrorists, equipped with automatic weapons, opened fire at the policeman, when he was on his way to a check post, to perform his duty, in the Khyber District of the province, police sources from the district said.
The injured policeman was shifted to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, during treatment, the sources added.
Police cordoned off the area following the attack, and a search operation is still underway.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Earlier in the day, unknown miscreants attacked a police station in KP’s capital city of Peshawar, with hand grenades and sophisticated weapons, causing damage to the building, while destroying several motorbikes parked inside the premises of the police station.
Recently, Pakistan witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks, targeting law enforcement agencies personnel, in parts of the country, especially in KP province. The banned outfit, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed many such attacks in the country.– NNN-APP
