IG-KP summons report from district police chief
\nHaqnawaz Shinwari
\nPESHAWAR
\nAt least six policemen were killed on Wednesday morning in a \u2018terrorist attack\u2019 in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nThe Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Moazam Jah Ansari has taken notice of an attack on a police mobile.
\nAs per details shared by the police spokesperson, the attack which claimed lives of five cops, took place on Chowki Abbasi\u2019s police van as it was on routine patrol in the area.
\nThe martyred cops were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ilm Din, Constable Mehmood Khan, Detective Foot Constable Ahmed Nawaz, Lower Head Constable Zubair, Frontier Reserve Police\u2019s Sipahi Ali Usman and driver Dil Jan.
\nThe Lakki Marwat district police said that a search operation is underway to capture the attackers.
\n\u201cThe incident took place when the police were conducting a routine patrol in the area,\u201d said the spokesperson.
\nPolice officials said that so far no outlawed organization has claimed responsibility for the attack on police vehicle.
\nAfter the incident, IG-KP Moazam Jah Ansari announced his emergency visit to district Lakki Marwat.
\n In a statement issued here on Wednesday, he condemned the attack and also paid tribute to the martyred.
\nExpressing grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the terror incident, he said the sacrifices rendered by the police force in the war on terrorism are unforgettable.
\nIG-KP has sought a detail report from the district police chief and issued orders for immediate arrest of those involved in the heinous attack on police force.
\nHe said \u201ccowardly acts cannot shake the police\u2019s resolve against the menace of terrorism in the province\u201d.
\nCM condemns loss of policemen in Lakki attack
\nChief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack on police mobile van that resulted in martyrdom of six policemen in Lakki Marwat district and sought a report from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muazzam Jah Ansari in this regard.
\nIn his condemnation message, the Chief Minister said it was a tragic and condemnable incident in which six policemen were martyred.
\nMahmood Khan said the KP police have rendered matchless sacrifices for the cause of the nation and such cowardice attacks will not deter their resolve to fight the menace of the terrorism on our soil.
\nThe Chief Minister also prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls and courage for the bereaved families to bear the irreparable loss with fortitude.
\nIt merits a mention here that six police officials were martyred when their vehicle was attacked by terrorists in Lachai Jangal near Wanda Shopkhel in Kurram Par Landeva area in Lakki Marwat district on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IG-KP summons report from district police chief Haqnawaz Shinwari PESHAWAR At least six policemen were killed on Wednesday morning in a \u2018terrorist attack\u2019 in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Moazam Jah Ansari has taken notice of an attack on a police mobile. As per details […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-295600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n