Attack on police van
Police say terrorists set mobile van ablaze after attack
KOHAT
At least seven individuals, including six cops, were martyred and multiple personnel sustained injuries in a terrorist attack on a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district on Tuesday. Police said the terrorists opened fire on a police mobile van in the remote area of Shakardara Road, resulting in the martyrdom of three policemen, including a deputy superintendent, identified as Asad Mehmood, on the spot.
Meanwhile, two civilians passing by the van were also injured in the attack. Police said the death toll rose to seven after three injured cops and one civilian succumbed to their wounds. Three cops and the other civilian injured in the shooting were still under treatment. Following the attack, the terrorists also set the mobile van ablaze, police added. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out by Fitna al-Khawarij militants.
He paid tribute to DSP Mehmood and three police personnel who were martyred in the attack, honouring their sacrifice and bravery in the line of duty. The interior minister expressed heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs, stating that DSP Mehmood and the fallen officers attained the highest rank of martyrdom. Naqvi said the martyrs sacrificed their today for the nation’s tomorrow, adding that their timeless sacrifices will always be remembered.
He assured that the government stands with the families of the martyrs in this difficult time and shares in their grief. Terrorist attacks have been prevalent in the country, especially in the provinces neighbouring Afghanistan. At least three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were martyred when an ambulance carrying injured personnel came under a terrorist attack in the Badrakhail area of Karak, KP on Monday.
