DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A policeman was martyred while two others injured in an attack on a police mobile deployed polio team in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday.
According to police sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police mobile in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan. As a result, a head constable sustained severe injuries and embraced martyrdom, while a driver and policeman were injured.
Police said the police mobile was deployed for the security of polio workers. The injured have been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, where their condition was stated out of danger. meanwhile, the police cordoned off the area and started a search operation to arrest culprits.
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Mahmood Khan denounced and said the attack and said that the death of a policeman is very sad. Chief Minister also issued orders for the early arrest of the culprits involved in the attack.
He also sought a detailed inquiry report from concerned officials and instructed that the other two injured men be given the best possible medical treatment.
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