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Traffic constable among two killed

Report in Dawn, August 18th, 2023QUETTA: A traffic policeman was martyred by unknown gunmen in Pishin town, while another man was killed by an assailant in the Mastung area, on Thursday. Police said the traffic constable, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was on duty in the main city area when unknown people on motorbikes opened fire on him using automatic weapons. He died on the spot and the attackers escaped. Police rushed to the site and…

Cleric shot dead, another injured in Bajaur firing:

Report in The News, April 10, 2023KHAR: A religious scholar was killed and another sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in Lagharai Bazar in Mamond on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said that unknown armed men opened fire on Maulana Naseeb Gul, a resident of Gat Mamond, and his companion Mufti Shafiullah, a resident of Jangzay Mamond. They said that the religious scholars were on their way home when targeted in Lagharai Bazar. As a…

DSP, three policemen martyred in ambush:

By Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, March 31st, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP), along with his three gunmen, was martyred in an attack targeting a police vehicle in Lakki Marwat in the early hours of Thursday. According to details, militants stormed the Saddar police station on the Bannu-Mianwali road near Chawkijand area when personnel inside the station called for reinforcements. DSP Iqbal Momand, who responded to the call, was on his way…

Two security personnel martyred in Chaman gun attack

Report in The Nation, Feb 24, 2023CHAMAN – Two security personnel were martyred on Thurs­day when unknown gunmen opened fire on a se­curity check-post on Chaman Roghani Road. According to police sources, unknown armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fires at the security personnel on Roghani Road near Cha­man, as a result of which two security person­nel reportedly martyred. After the attack, the un­known motorcyclists managed to flee. Security forces reached the site immediately after the incident…