Three killed in attack on checkpost

Published October 3, 2007

HANGU, Oct 2: Two policemen and a Levies Force soldier were killed and two others suffered injuries when they came under fire at a checkpost on the main Thall Road here on Tuesday evening.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Irshad Khan told journalists that unidentified persons in a car attacked the Kotki checkpost when policemen were breaking the fast.

The checkpost is adjacent to the residence of NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai.

Mr Khan said two constables, Tajjamul Hussain and Taj Hussain, and Levies soldier Arbab Khan died on the spot. Two constables, Musarat Hussain and Jalil Hussain, were injured.

Opinion

Editorial

Chinese diplomacy
Updated 14 Mar, 2026

Chinese diplomacy

THERE are signs that China is taking a more active role in trying to resolve the issue of cross-border terrorism...
Fragile gains at risk
14 Mar, 2026

Fragile gains at risk

PAKISTAN is confronting an external shock stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran that few of the other affected...
Kidney disease
14 Mar, 2026

Kidney disease

ON World Kidney Day this past Thursday, the Pakistan Medical Association raised the alarm on Pakistan’s...
Delicate balance
Updated 13 Mar, 2026

Delicate balance

PAKISTAN has to maintain a delicate balance where the geopolitics of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran are...
Soaring costs
13 Mar, 2026

Soaring costs

FOR millions of households already grappling with Ramazan inflation, the sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices...
Perilous lines
13 Mar, 2026

Perilous lines

THE law minister’s veiled warning to the media to “exercise caution” and not cross “red lines” while...