SP Asad Zubair was en route to the scene of an earlier blast, say police
\nDLP Report
\nHANGU
\nIn a tragic series of events, two consecutive explosions targeted police personnel in Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the martyrdom of Superintendent of Police Operations Asad Zubair and two other police officials.
\nAccording to local police , the explosions occurred when SP Zubair, along with other officials, was en route to the scene of an earlier blast. A police vehicle was struck by a remote-controlled bomb at Daraban, leading to the fatalities.
\nDSP Khanzeb Mohmand confirmed that, in addition to the three martyrs, two other police officials were injured in the explosion. The injured officials were immediately rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital in Hangu, where one of them was reported to be in critical condition.
\nPolice sources indicated that terrorists had targeted the police vehicle with explosives as it was traveling to the site of the initial blast. The vehicle was completely destroyed, and SP Asad Zubair, along with his two companions, were martyred on the spot.
\nFollowing the attack, additional police personnel have been deployed in the area. A search operation is underway, with security forces having sealed off the entry and exit routes to gather evidence and trace the perpetrators.
\nThe attack has drawn widespread condemnation. Former President Asif Ali Zardari strongly denounced the terrorist act, calling it an attack on the peace and stability of the country. \u201cTerrorists are the enemies of the nation\u2019s peace, and their cowardly acts are intolerable,\u201d Zardari stated. He expressed his pride in the sacrifices of the police and military forces and offered his condolences to the families of the martyred officials.
\nFederal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also condemned the explosion, paying tribute to SP Operations Asad Zubair and the two other police officers who lost their lives. \u201cThe sacrifice of these brave officers will not go in vain,\u201d Naqvi declared. He extended his heartfelt sympathy to the families of the martyrs, emphasizing that the nation remains indebted to their courage and sacrifice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SP Asad Zubair was en route to the scene of an earlier blast, say police DLP Report HANGU In a tragic series of events, two consecutive explosions targeted police personnel in Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the martyrdom of Superintendent of Police Operations Asad Zubair and two other police officials. According to local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-510611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n