Constable martyred, three abducted in attack on Hangu police post

The martyred constable was identified as Feroz Ali. His funeral prayers were offered with full state honours at the Police Lines in Hangu. DPO Kundi, along with police and security forces officers and personnel, attended the funeral.

The DPO and other officials laid floral wreaths on the coffin and paid tribute to the constable's sacrifice. Read:Lack of political ownership weakened counterterrorism efforts, says K-P governor. Following the funeral prayers, the martyred constable's body was transported with full state honours to his native village of Ibrahimzai.

K-P has witnessed a series of attacks targeting police personnel in recent months. On October 8, Station House Officer Daud Khan and his gunman, Farhad, weremartyredwhen armed men opened fire on a police patrol near the Karak-Kohat boundary.

Earlier, on September 28, three traffic police personnelwere killedwhen unidentified gunmen attacked their vehicle in Tank district. On September 25, Counter-Terrorism Department Constable Muhammad Afaq wasmartyred, and three other personnel were injured during an intelligence-based operation against suspected suicide attackers in Peshawar’s Garhi Sherdad area.

One of the deadliest recent attacks took place on September 18, when a blast followed by an assault at Kohat Police Lineskilled 15 policepersonnel among 23 people. Eight attackers were killed during the subsequent clearance operation.