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Funeral prayers offered for 11 Hangu police martyrs as hunt for attackers continues
Published30 Jul, 202612:29pm2 min readWeb Desk
Published30 Jul, 202612:29pm2 min readWeb Desk
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Funeral prayers for police personnel martyred in a militant attack on the Khazina Banda police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district were offered with full state honours at the Hangu Police Lines on Thursday
Senior police officials, including Police Training College Hangu Commandant Shaukat Abbas and Deputy Commissioner Basir Ali Rehman, attended the funeral along with a large number of police personnel, civil administration officials and local dignitaries
Floral wreaths were laid on the coffins of the fallen officers, who were honoured for their sacrifices
Following the funeral prayers, the bodies of the martyrs were sent to their native towns for burial with full official honours
According to District Police Officer Tariq Habib, 11 police personnel, including DSP City Diyar Khan, embraced martyrdom in a cowardly attack by militants belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij on the Khazina Banda checkpost
The attack began with the use of a quadcopter before militants laid siege to the checkpost, where police personnel put up a fierce resistance and continued fighting until their last breath
After receiving reports of the assault, DSP Diyar Khan led reinforcements comprising Elite Force, Rapid Response Force (RRF) and Al Barq Force personnel towards the checkpost
However, the convoy was ambushed near the Khazina Banda bridge, where militants opened indiscriminate fire
Despite the surprise attack, police personnel retaliated and fought the attackers while attempting to reinforce the besieged checkpost
The DPO said 28 police personnel were injured in the attack and subsequent engagements
The injured included DSP Mujahid Hussain and 23 other personnel hurt, while five policemen were wounded during the direct assault on the Khazina Banda checkpost
Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed said security forces launched an effective counter-operation in response to the attack, claiming that between 12 and 15 militants were killed
Earlier official reports had put the militant death toll at eight, with six others wounded
Police officials said the attackers reportedly carried away their dead and injured towards the Zargari area
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