SECURITYJun 29 · 07:23 UTCDAWN[email protected] (Muhammad Waseem Khan)

Cop martyred after unidentified assailants open fire in KP's Bannu

A police constable, Umar Niaz Khan, was killed by unidentified armed assailants near Lora Bridge in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attackers forced him off a rickshaw and shot him while he was en route to duty. The incident occurs amid heightened security challenges in the region, including a suicide attack in Bannu on May 9 that killed 15 police personnel.

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