PESHAWAR: Two policemen were martyred on Saturday in a remote control blast in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to reports, a bomb was planted to target police personnel deployed for security at a dam site in tehsil Khar of district Bajaur. Police have cordoned off the entire area and a search operation is underway. An immediate investigation has been launched into the incident.
District Police Officer (DPO) Abdul Samad Khan confirmed the blast and stated that the blast took place near Raghgan Dam site in which two police officers were martyred. He said that one of the martyred was a sepoy while the other was a havaldar. The DPO said it was a remote-controlled blast and the bomb was planted to target police personnel deployed for security at a dam site who were on routine patrol.
In another incident, a woman was killed and her husband was seriously wounded when rival groups traded fire in the mountainous Barang tehsil of Bajaur tribal district on Friday. Police said that the incident occurred in Kohisar village, when members of Zameen Khan and Gul Ameen Khan groups traded fire with atomic weapons over a land dispute.
Police said that Mohammad Saeed and his wife, who were passing by the area, were hit by bullets. Both of them were critically wounded and were taken to the DHQ Hospital Khar for treatment. However, doctors pronounced the woman dead on arrival.
The police confirmed the incident and claimed to have arrested four persons. A case was registered against the accused. According to the villagers, the members of the rival groups had been trading fire since Thursday evening, causing fear among the local residents.
