International Desk
An officer of the Counter-Terrorism Department was shot dead by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle on Sunday in Pakistan's restive north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police gave this information.
Police said Sub Inspector Sher Ali was shot dead when he was coming out of a mosque after offering prayers in Bannu district. One person was injured in the attack. Police reached the spot and started a search operation to nab the criminals.
After the incident, Pakistan Police has intensified efforts to arrest the accused. Raids and search operations are being conducted at many places. At present no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gundapur strongly condemned the firing on the police van and expressed grief over the death of two police officers. The Chief Minister has announced financial assistance for the families of the slain policemen. “The police have made exemplary sacrifices to protect the lives and property of people,” he said.
Continuous terrorist attacks on Pakistan
Such terrorist attacks have been happening continuously on Pakistan for the last few days. The Chief Minister said that such cowardly actions by the terrorists will not lower the morale of the police. Police said that earlier on Wednesday, unknown gunmen in the province shot dead a local leader of the Shia community. He said that Hamid Askari, a resident of tribal district Orakzai, was killed by two unknown assailants on Old Jail Road in Kohat district. Meanwhile, a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier, who was on leave to meet his family, was abducted from Tank district on Wednesday. Groups affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. (Language)
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