{"id":574995,"date":"2026-10-30T05:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=574995"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:07:11","slug":"special-branch-employee-shot-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/special-branch-employee-shot-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Branch employee shot dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>in Sufaid Sang<br \/>\n PESHAWAR<br \/>\nA Special Branch employee was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sufaid Sang area, on the outskirts of Peshawar on Thursday.<br \/>\nAccording to police, the incident occurred in Anzari Banda, Sufaid Sang area, where the victim, identified as Yasir, was killed in a firing incident.<br \/>\nYasir was working as a computer operator at the University Branch police post.<br \/>\nPolice shifted the body to Khyber Teaching Hospital and registered a case. 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