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Police official injured in Peshawar attack

Report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023
PESHAWAR: A police officer sustained injuries when unknown motorcyclists opened fire at him in Khankhel area on the outskirts of the provincial capital here on Friday morning.

The police officials said Sub-Inspector Gul Jalal, a Police Assistance Lines (PAL) officer, was on his way to a mosque for offering morning prayers when he came under attack. They said SHO Mathra police station Abdullah Jalal along with a team reached the spot soon after the firing incident.

The police officials said five empty shells of 9mm pistol were recovered from the spot and a search operation was launched in the area to trace the culprits.

They said the Counter-Terrorism Department of the police had registered a case. https://www.dawn.com/news/1770872/police-official-injured-in-peshawar-attack