Gunmen shoot dead police constable in northwestern Pakistan amid surging militancy
PESHAWAR: Unidentified armed men shot dead a constable in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday, police said amid a rise in militant attacks in the province bordering Afghanistan.
The incident took place in KP province’s Bannu district on Thursday morning, police official Bashir Khan said, when unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead constable Abdul Qudoos in Domail town. Khan said a large police contingent was dispatched to the town to gather information and trace the perpetrators of the attack immediately after the incident occurred.
“The sacrifice rendered by the martyr will not be in vain and those responsible for the killing would face justice,” Khan said, quoting the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police.
He said Qudoos’ body was dispatched to his native village for burial with full honors.
