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\nSix policemen were martyred on Wednesday while two were injured in an attack by dacoits near the area of Jageer in Sindh\u2019s Jacobabad district while on their way to rescue a hostage, police officials said.
\nJacobabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Sumair Noor Channa confirmed the development, adding that the slain police officials were from the Usta Muhammad police station located in Balochistan\u2019s Jaffarabad.
\nSSP Channa said that the martyred officials included Usta Muhammad station\u2019s sub-inspector Tayyab Umrani and constables Nisar Ahmed and Abdul Wahab.
\nNaseerabad division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Munir Ahmed Sheikh said that the joint operation will continue till the hostage, Furqan Soomro, has been recovered.
\nThe DIG added that Soomro (the son of Aslam Soomro, a rice mill owner in Usta Muhammad town) had been kidnapped at gunpoint a day ago from Jaffarabad.
\nHe further told that the gangs of \u201cMittu Shah and Jakhrani\u201d were involved in the kidnapping, adding that the Sindh government had already placed a bounty of Rs3 million on their heads.
\nDIG Sheikh said that the operation had been expanded with the cooperation of Sindh police and more personnel were on stand-by if needed.
\nBalochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo expressed his grief, saying that the \u201cpolice inspector and three constables embraced martyrdom while performing their duties\u201d.
\nHe commended the martyred for \u201cfacing the enemy with bravery\u201d, and prayed for their families to have patience.
\nBizenjo further said he hoped that the Sindh government would soon bring to justice those responsible for the incident.
\nEarlier this month, a station house officer was martyred while five others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured after dacoits attacked a large police contingent in Sindh\u2019s Kandhkot district to free hostages.
\nThe Sindh and Punjab police have launched a grand joint operation against gangs of dacoits entrenched in the riverine areas of upper Sindh and southern Punjab. The Pakistan Army, Rangers and other security personnel are also aiding the police forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
QUETTA Six policemen were martyred on Wednesday while two were injured in an attack by dacoits near the area of Jageer in Sindh\u2019s Jacobabad district while on their way to rescue a hostage, police officials said. Jacobabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Sumair Noor Channa confirmed the development, adding that the slain police officials […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-327673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n