PESHAWAR
A police constable was martyred and three other personnel were abducted when terrorists attacked the Shalmas Pir Ziarat police post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P’s) Hangu on Sunday night, Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Salahuddin Kundi said on Monday.
The terrorists took the three personnel towards Khanano Kot in the Samana mountain range. A heavy contingent of police and security forces reached the scene, where an exchange of fire with the terrorists took place. Police personnel later regained control of the post on Shah Almas Pir Mountain and launched a pursuit operation against the attackers, the DPO said.
The martyred constable was identified as Feroz Ali. His funeral prayers were offered with full state honours at the Police Lines in Hangu.
