Attacks in Lakki Marwat and Tank add to concerns as police face rising militant violence in southern KP
DI KHAN:
Assistant Sub Inspector Mumtaz Ali was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said Monday.
In a separate incident, a police constable earlier reported abducted in the Tank area was later found dead, officials said.
Police said four armed men intercepted a pickup vehicle near Adda Wanda Jogi in the Ghazni Khel area and forced ASI Mumtaz Ali out before opening fire.
The officer was posted in Tank. The attack took place within the jurisdiction of Pizo Police Station, police said.
Mumtaz Ali was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries. Police said an investigation had been launched.
ASI Mumtaz Ali, left, and Constable Sajjad Hussain, right. The two police officials were killed in separate attacks reported in Tank and Lakki Marwat. Photos: Express
Officials said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and were believed to have used off-road routes from the Malagan side. They fled along the same route after the attack, police added.
In a separate incident in Tank, police confirmed the killing of Constable Sajjad Hussain. He had earlier been reported abducted from the Shah Alam Abad area while on leave.
Police said his body was recovered and shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities. Officials said efforts were under way to determine the circumstances surrounding his killing.
Authorities said the two incidents have raised concern over the security situation in Tank and nearby southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Police personnel have increasingly been targeted in these areas in recent months, officials said.
According to security assessments cited in earlier reporting by The Express Tribune, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded more than 1,500 terrorism-related incidents over the past year.
More than 130 police officers and personnel were killed in attacks on patrols, convoys and off-duty officials during the period.
Districts including Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat and Tank were among the most affected.
Police said both killings were being examined from multiple angles. Search and investigation operations were under way to trace and arrest those involved, officials said.
