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Police constable martyred in attack on police checkpost in Lakki Marwat: official
Sirajuddin Published January 1, 2023 Updated 2 minutes ago
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Funeral prayers of police constable Tehsinulllah, who succumbed to injuries following an attack on a police checkpost in Lakki Mar, were offered on Sunday morning. — Photo by Imtiaz Taj
A “key terrorist” was killed and a police constable martyred in the early hours of Sunday when gunmen attacked a police checkpost in the Shahbaz Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat District, a local police official said.
“The terrorists attacked the police [checkpost] with heavy and automatic weapons and tried to break in,” Lakki Marwat police spokesperson Shahid Hameed told Dawn.com, adding that RPG-7s, grenades and other “advanced weapons” were used.
“The attack was thwarted by the timely action of the police,” the spokesperson said. A police search operation is under way in the area.
Hameed identified the martyred policeman as of Constable Tehsinullah of the Rapid Response Force.
“A key terrorist was killed during the police’s retaliatory action,” the spokesperson said, identifying him as Owais Abdulkhel. Weapons were recovered from his possession.
The suspect was wanted by the CTD (Counter Terrorism Department) Bannu for being allegedly involved in attacks on police and security forces, Hameed said.
The martyred police constable’s funeral prayers were offered at the office of the Lakki Marwat district police officer on Sunday morning, where they were attended by police and army officials.
