PESHAWAR: Four police personnel were martyred and two others injured in an attack on the Ababeel Police Force in tribal district Bajaur on Wednesday.
Police said the incident occurred in the Nawey Kali area of Tehsil Khar, where a team of the Ababeel Police Force was on routine patrol.
According to initial reports, unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the police party, resulting in martyrdom of four cops and injuries to two others.
The martyred personnel of Ababeel Force are identified as Yarzada, Dawood, Imran and Siraj, while Irshad and Aziz sustained injuries.
The Station House Officer (SHO) confirmed the incident and stated that the injured personnel were shifted to DHQ Hospital Khar for medical treatment.
Investigation into the incident is under way and a search operation was launched to nab the involved perpetrators. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has took strong notice of terrorists’ attack on the personnel of police force in Bajaur and asked for a detailed report from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) into the incident.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026