BANNU: At least one police officer was martyred in an attack by militants in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday. The incident took place in the jurisdiction of Ahmedzai Sub-division Wazir Police Station, where militants opened fire, resulting in the martyrdom of Head Constable Wazir Zada.
The officer’s body was moved to DHQ for a post-mortem examination, according to police sources.
In a separate incident, earlier on Monday, a policeman was killed and a polio worker was injured in an attack by unknown assailants in the Karak district. The policeman was guarding a team involved in the anti-polio drive in Banda Dawood Shah.