Peshawar (Ghag Report)
In a tragic escalation of violence, terrorists last night set off a rocket at the Gunanagar police check post, Tehsil Chakisar, Shangla district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Two police personnel, including the post in-charge & a constable, were killed, while three others were injured in the attack.
The attackers threw a grenade at the checkpost and opened fire, police sources said. Among the injured were a muharrar and another police constable, who were promptly transferred to the Battagram Hospital for treatment.
Yesterday, two policemen and a polio worker were martyred in separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A polio vaccination team was attacked by armed men in Karak district yesterday (Monday), causing one officer to die and injuring another. Fortunately, the polio workers involved in the incident were unharmed (there is no word on their condition or current whereabouts). Police units now have cordoned off the area and begun a search campaign.
Meanwhile, in Bannu, a polio worker was tragically martyred in a targeted attack by unknown assailants. Similarly, in Swabi, a police constable was gunned down by unidentified suspects on motorcycles near the Formula police station.