PESHAWAR/LAHORE/DERA GHAZI KHAN: Three police officers, including senior officer, were killed in en attack on station on outskirts of Peshawar in tiny hours of Sunday bye head a constable was killed and another was injured during gun attack on punjab police post in the border area of Townes area in DG Khan, police have confirmed both incidents.
“AND group of terrorists attacked the Sarband police station at midnight from different sides,” Kashif Aftab Abbasi, senior superintendent of police operations, told reporters.
He added that three police officers, including the deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed while pursuing terrorists after attack.
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“The terrorists used grenades, sniper rifles and machine guns in in the attack, and, apparently, the chipboard was aimed by a sniper, ”he said.
Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group, or TTP, claimed responsibility for police station attack the day before and for killing officers.
The police have launched search operations in in area to arrest terrorists.
TTP revolted in Pakistan over in past 15 years old wrestling for more stringent compliance of religious laws in country, release of their members who are in government detention and reduction of military presence in in former tribal areas.
They are also claimed liability for en attack Friday at the police checkpoint in Townsin district of Punjab, which resulted in the death of two officers.
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE KP
This was stated by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan. government was deep concerned about the deterioration of law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He criticized the provincial authorities. for failure to learn from previous attacks, including insurgent takeovers and hostage situations in the counter-terror department in Bannu district.
“Terrorists attack police stations, they attack police officers and officers,” Khan said. “It seems that the provincial government didn’t learn any lesson even from Bannu CTD headquarters,” he said, referring to counter-terror department captured by militants.
He argued that the head of the province minister priority was politics not the world and with even the local police are not immune from attacks, he asked what would happen to safety of normal people.
In time last several months Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bordering Afghanistan, again become a hotbed of militancy with an increase in terrorist attacks perpetrated by the TTP. Several police officers were killed last month in in Afghanistan groupclaimed attacks in Districts of Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu.
Recent attacks are aftermath of lifting the fragile ceasefire between the security forces and the TTP, which could last just a few months. Both sides blame each other for violation of termination-fire.
ACCELERATE PROSECUTION OF TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS INVOLVED IN ATTACKS ON POLICE TEAM
Punjab Police Inspector General Aamir Zulfiqar Khan was ordered to speed up the mass crackdown zero tolerance against terrorists and criminals involved in attacks on police teams. He stressed the need to deliver terrorists, as well as their accomplices, to their ultimate the end. IGP aims to increase the number of personnel at the police station in the border area and experienced snipers should also be deployed along with modern resources.
Punjab Police IG Aamir Zulfikar issued instructions chaired over high-level meeting at RPO office DG Khan. On this occasion, the ICP was informed about the preliminary investigation into the attack. attack on police-post in Townsa Sharif. Additional IG South Punjab, Special Branch, CTD, RPO DG Khan, DIG Operations Punjab, DPO DG Khan and other officers participated. in meeting.
The IGP ordered DIG Administrator and South Punjab Institution Muhammad Salem to send a detailed investigation report. of Townsah Sharif incident against head physician for 24 years hours. He said there should do not delay in taking action against those responsible for negligence in the investigation on all sides of Incident. He ran an additional IG in South Punjab. should personally monitor the actions of the police in sensitive areas including Kacha area and reports of search and combing operations should send to the Central Police Department on daily. This was reported by the ISIS police. in to further strengthen rule of law in Kacha areafullscale operations should be conducted against organized criminal gangs. Police teams should step up patrols in sensitive areas, while supervisory staff should control the operations themselves. This film was directed by Aamir Zulfikar Khan. more resources, modern weapons and additional. personnel will be handed over to the police teams for operation against anti-social elements. He said that coordination and information exchange with Sindh and Balochistan Police should to be improved finish the move of criminals.
IGP, A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAME FOR THE FUNERAL
Previously, IG Punjab attended the funeral prayer. of Chief Constable Shahida Mazhar Iqbal at DG Khan Police Station. He is a flower wreath on confine of martyr and read the Fatiha for higher ranks of martyr. IG Punjab paid tribute for eternal sacrifice of martyr and said that the officers and officials of Department who accepted martyrdom real gems of department and heroes of nation. ISIS police promised ensure security of best family welfare of martyrs.
A large number of of citizens, including police officers and officials, media representatives, lawyers, political and social personalities participated in funeral prayer. After the funeral prayer body of the martyr was sent to himself native the village where he will be buried with full official honors.
Yesterday, head Constable Mazhar Iqbal was martyred firing of criminals on police picket located on the border of Punjab-Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Chief Constable Shahida Mazhar Iqbal was survived from parentswife and two children among the mourners.
VISIT NISHTAR HOSPITAL
In addition, ISIS police officer Aamir Zulfiqar Khan visited the Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where he inquired about the state of health. of police official Mohammad Ramzan who was injured in in attack on Towns Sharif Police post. The IGP asked the doctors about their well-being of victims and sent support of best medical equipment for quick recovery of wounded officer.
CTD NEUTRALIZES TWO TERRORISTS IN PESHAWER
Meanwhile, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in joint operation with local police, shot dead down two terrorists near Shinwari Fort area in Peshawar on Saturday.
According to a CTD spokesperson, after attack on Sarband police station, joint operation carried out by CTD and local police in Sarband Shinwari Fort on the intelligence board is off, while two alleged terrorists were killed.
The press service noted that the accused terrorists began firing after the raid team. In heavy exchange of fire, two alleged terrorists were killed, and three managed to escape.
Meanwhile the raid team also seized weapons and hand grenades from possession of dead terrorists.
“The terrorists were wanted by departure in terrorism, bombing and extortion cases,” said CTD, adding that the terrorists were members of of forbidden organization. Raids were carried out out find the remaining three defendants.