Swabi: Two cops shot dead while eating food at hotel

SWABI: Two police personnel were killed when unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on them in Swabi city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported on Saturday.

The incident took place within the jurisdiction of IDS Gadoon Police Station late Friday. According to officials, the policemen were dining at a local hotel when two unidentified men entered and opened fire at close range.

The martyred personnel have been identified as Constable Jamal Din and police van driver Zahid.

Following the attack, security forces and rescue teams arrived at the scene, and the bodies were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Topi, for legal proceedings.

Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to apprehend the culprits. An investigation into the incident is underway.

The funeral prayers for the martyred officers were held at Police Lines Shah Mansoor. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Mardan Najeebur Rehman, District Police Officer (DPO) Swabi Muhammad Azhar Khan, SP Investigation Iftikhar Ali, other police personnel, and family members of the martyrs attended the funeral prayers.

Earlier, Former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan’s elder brother, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, was shot dead in Swabi’s Ahad Khan village, police confirmed on Sunday.

According to police, a dispute erupted at the residence of Shakeel Ahmad Khan’s neighbor, where the accused, Kamran, allegedly shot and killed his own father.

Shakeel Ahmad Khan intervened to defuse the situation but was caught in the line of fire, resulting in his tragic death.

Swabi DPO Muhammad Azhar stated that the suspect is a drug addict and mentally unstable.

Authorities have assured that the suspect will be arrested soon as investigations continue.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and the chief secretary reached out to Ahmad via phone.

The KP chief minister extended his condolences to the former JI senator and assured him that the culprit would be apprehended “as soon as possible.” He stated that the killer would be arrested and given a “fitting punishment.”