The martyred (circled in red) BDS officer with peers. Photo: Police/archive
A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) member was killed while defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Khyber-Paktunkhwa’s (KP) Hassan Khel tehsil on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Muhammad Alam said Express Pakinomist that BDS officer Khaista Rahman was trying to neutralize an IED in Hassan Khel police station’s jurisdiction when it exploded, killing him on the spot.
The spokesman said the IED was placed inside an abandoned police check post in Faqeeri Banar and the BDS officer tried to defuse the device following a tip-off received by the police.
Paying tribute to the deceased, Alam said: “He displayed exceptional courage and professionalism, putting the safety of the public above his own while carrying out the dangerous task of detonating the explosive device.”
Briefing the current situation, the spokesman said the area had been cordoned off and a heavy police force was on the ground.
He also claimed that a police operation had been launched to nab the suspects in the case.
Four days ago, six Federal Constabulary personnel embraced martyrdom while confronting terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan during an operation in the Hassan Khel area on the outskirts of Peshawar.
State-run Radio Pakistan had confirmed that at least eight terrorists were killed in the retaliatory action.
