A police constable was martyred and three other personnel were abducted during a terrorist attack on the Shalmas Pir Ziarat police post in Hangu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Sunday night, Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Salahuddin Kundi said on Monday.
According to DPO Kundi, the terrorists took the three abducted personnel toward Khanano Kot in the Samana mountain range. A heavy contingent of security forces and police arrived at the scene, resulting in an exchange of fire with the attackers. Police eventually regained control of the post on Shah Almas Pir Mountain and initiated a pursuit operation against the terrorists.
The martyred constable was identified as Feroz Ali. His funeral prayers were held with full state honours at the Police Lines in Hangu, where DPO Kundi and other security officials attended to lay floral wreaths and pay tribute. Following the prayers, his body was transported with full state honours to his native village of Ibrahimzai.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a series of attacks targeting police personnel in recent months. On September 18, a blast and assault at Kohat Police Lines killed 15 police personnel among 23 people, with eight attackers killed during the subsequent clearance operation. On September 25, Counter-Terrorism Department Constable Muhammad Afaq was martyred, and three other personnel were injured during an intelligence-based operation against suspected suicide attackers in Peshawar’s Garhi Sherdad area. On September 28, three traffic police personnel were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked their vehicle in Tank district. On October 8, Station House Officer Daud Khan and his gunman, Farhad, were martyred when armed men opened fire on a police patrol near the Karak-Kohat boundary.
