Peshawar: An Additional Station House Officer (SHO) was laid to rest on Sunday after being martyred in a brazen terrorist attack on Wara Mamond Police Station in Bajaur district Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Gul Mano Din was killed during an exchange of fire when unidentified armed men attacked the police station. His funeral prayers were held in his native village Laghari and he was buried with full state honors.
District Police Officer Bajaur Waqas Rafiq confirmed that security forces launched a search operation in the aftermath. Gul Mano Din is survived by his son Abdul Rashid and brothers Taj Muhammad Israr and Niaz Muhammad.
In a separate incident a suspected mortar shell explosion in Kardok area Salarzai tehsil killed a child and injured eight others including women and children after they brought the device home. The injured were shifted to Khar headquarters hospital.
Recent weeks have seen rising attacks on police across KP. Last week five officers including SHO Fahim Mumtaz Khan Marwat were martyred during a clash with terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan. Police also foiled a major attack on Khoniakhel police post killing three terrorists and injuring nine others. Security forces continue to remain on high alert.
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