Three people, including two Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police officers, were killed early Sunday in a gun attack on a point department patrol in the Pabbi area of the Nowshera district.
The shooting took place around 1 p.m. 02, when unidentified attacks in a white double cabinet opened fire after being signaled to stop.
Constables Mujahid Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed were killed on the spot, while Under Inspector Farooq Bacha had several gunshot wounds. His driver was also deadly shot.
Bacha was transferred to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in critical condition, according to authorities.
Funeral prayers for the killed officers were held later in the morning on police lines, attended by KP police chief Qasim Khan and senior excise duties.
Main Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack and promised full support for the victims’ families.
“Justice will be served,” he said, instructing the authorities to quickly understand the guilty.
The KP Chief Secretary also sought a detailed report, noting that the taxpayers were actively involved in counter-smuggling operations.
“Their victims will not go in vain,” he said, promising to extend the crash of drugs and illegal trade.
The assault comes in the midst of an increase in violence aimed at security forces in KP. Just a day earlier, district police Shah Hassan survived a remote-controlled IED explosion in Shangla.
