SHANGLA: Terrorists carried out a grenade attack on a police checkpoint in Chakesar, District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the martyrdom of two policemen and injuries to three others, Geo News reported on Tuesday.
According to the police, martyred cops were identifies as assistant sub-inspector Hassan Khan and constable Nisar Khan, while, Muharrar Arshad Khan, Constable Arshad Khan, and Constable Rifat are wounded.
The injured cops have been transferred to a hospital in Battagram for treatment, the police added.
Terrorist attacks have been rampant in the provinces of KP and Balochistan, targetting especially the law enforcement and security forces.
A police constable was martyred in a separate gun attack in the jurisdiction of Parmuli Police Station in Swabi when militants opened fire on him, The News reported.
Zubir Mohammad, brother of the the slain cop, told the police that the Ishtiaq Ahmad was returning from his poultry farm when the militants targeted him late on Monday night.
He said Ishtiaq was last deputed in the sub-division of Peshawar Electric Supply Company.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
