F.P. Report
LAKKI MARWAT: Three Police officials, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were martyred on Saturday after an attack on their vehicle in Lakki Marwat, Police Control Lakki Marwat confirmed the incident, said.
The police vehicle was ambushed at night by militants. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gul Muhammad Khan and his gunman Constable Naseem Gul received fatal injuries while another police official Salamat Khan, who received critical bullet injuries, succumbed to his injuries later on at the hospital later on, the Police Control Lakki Marwat said. The casualties were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Sarai Naurang and the area was cordoned off for investigation.
According to details, DSP Gul Muhammad Khan and another official, Naseem Gul, were martyred in an attack by miscreants near Manjiwala Chowk, Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on late Friday night while another Policeman Salamat Khan was also injured in the attack and later on succumbed to his injuries in the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Sarai Naurang.
According to details provided by a police spokesperson, DSP Gul Muhammad Khan was on patrol duty in the area when he was attacked. A policeman has been injured in the attack and was undergoing treatment in the hospital, later on died. Following the attack, law enforcement agencies swiftly responded, collecting evidence from the scene. Additionally, efforts have been initiated to apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this cowardly act.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has strongly condemned the attack on the police vehicle, and expressed regret over the martyrdom of DSP Gul Muhammad Khan and his gunman and another Police constable in the incident. He also prayed for the martyred, and demanded necessary action for the immediate arrest of the elements involved in the firing. “The families of the martyrs will not be left alone, and they will be fully supported,” Gandapur remarked.
He also announced financial assistance for the families of the martyrs under the Shuhada Package. “Steps should be taken for timely payment of the martyrs’ package to the families of the martyrs,” the CM instructed the police officials.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali also condemned the firing on the Police vehicle in Lakki Marwat and expressed grief over the martyrdom of the three police personnel. He expressed sympathy and condolences to the families of the martyred officials and prayed for the departed souls.
Three Policemen including a DSP martyred in an attack on a Police vehicle in Lakki Marwat area, Information Advisor Barrister Dr. Saif also condemned the attack. The Information Advisor expressed his condolences to the families of the martyred Policemen. Information Adviser Barrister Dr. Saif condemned the attack on the police vehicle in Lakki Marwat. The morale of the police cannot be lowered by such cowardly actions, Barrister Dr. Saif said.
Targeting the police who are responsible for protecting the people is a cowardly act, Barrister Dr. Saif said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have made eternal sacrifices to protect the lives and property of the people, said Barrister Dr. Saif.
Meanwhile, the funeral prayers of martyred police officers were performed in the Police Line Bannu. DSP Headquarters Lakki Marwat Gul Muhammad Khan, Constables Naseem Gul and Salamat Khan were saluted. DPO Bannu, Lakky Marwat and Police and army officers participated in the funeral prayer.
