The main suspect fled the scene after the attack, but was later killed in a police encounter
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Six people were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, while the main suspect was later killed in a police encounter, authorities said.
The incident took place in Mangal village where gunmen opened fire leaving six dead. The injured were taken to the Tehsil headquarters hospital in Paroa for treatment. According to SHO Samar Abbas, the clash was linked to a dispute over the throwing and recovery of three motorcycles, allegedly stolen at gunpoint on Monday night.
Police said members of the Istrana tribe had gone to a Marwat tube well in Mangal village to find the stolen motorcycles and an exchange with rivals escalated into gunfire. Among the deceased was Altaf Khan Istrana, brother of local Pakistan Peoples Party activist Sharbat Khan Istrana.
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The main suspect, Zulfiqar Marwat, fled the scene after the attack but was later killed in a police encounter. According to a police spokesperson, a team led by Superintendent of Police Murtaza Khan surrounded the suspect following a tip-off.
After a shootout, Marwat was found dead on the spot along with a Kalashnikov rifle. Authorities said a search operation has been launched in the area and efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining suspects.
In February, at least two officials were martyred and three others injured after terrorists attacked a police station and a nearby customs camp in KP’s Dera Ismail Khan district at 1:30 am on Tuesday, police said.
According to a police spokesman on Wednesday, an unknown number of unidentified armed men suddenly opened fire on Yark Police Station, resulting in the martyrdom of Constable Bilal on the spot.
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Two other officers, constables Umar Ali and Khayal Muhammad, were injured and were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
In another incident, five policemen, including Station House Officer Fahim Mumtaz Khan Marwat, were martyred while a Sub-Inspector of Police and his driver were critically injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Wanda Budh area of Paharpur tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan.
The incident took place when a police party, acting on intelligence about militant presence, came under heavy fire from terrorists lying in ambush. The police retaliated, leading to a prolonged gun battle that left constables Tauqeer, Irfan, Ghulam Subhani and Wajahat among the dead.
DSP Hafiz Muhammad Adnan Khan and his driver sustained critical injuries and were shifted to the hospital while security was tightened and a search was launched to trace the attackers.
