DERA MURAD JAMALI: At least four policemen were killed in a rocket-and-gun attack on a police vehicle in Chattar area of Nasirabad district on Thursday.

Sources said that police personnel were patrolling the Chattar road area when their vehicle came under attack. Four policemen were killed.

Those killed were identified as ASI Kareem Bakhsh Bhangar, Hawaldar Rawat Domki and Constables Sadora Khan Pahore and Abdul Wahid Bakhsh Parkani.

Police and FC personnel rushed to the place and took bodies to hospital.

“The police mobile was destsroyed,” officials said.

Three personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured in gun attack in the area two days ago.

Security forces have cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation to arrest the attackers.

Opinion

Editorial

Hasty transition
Updated 05 May, 2024

Hasty transition

Ostensibly, the aim is to exert greater control over social media and to gain more power to crack down on activists, dissidents and journalists.
One small step…
05 May, 2024

One small step…

THERE is some good news for the nation from the heavens above. On Friday, Pakistan managed to dispatch a lunar...
Not out of the woods
05 May, 2024

Not out of the woods

PAKISTAN’S economic vitals might be showing some signs of improvement, but the country is not yet out of danger....
Rigging claims
Updated 04 May, 2024

Rigging claims

The PTI’s allegations are not new; most elections in Pakistan have been controversial, and it is almost a given that results will be challenged by the losing side.
Gaza’s wasteland
04 May, 2024

Gaza’s wasteland

SINCE the start of hostilities on Oct 7, Israel has put in ceaseless efforts to depopulate Gaza, and make the Strip...
Housing scams
04 May, 2024

Housing scams

THE story of illegal housing schemes in Punjab is the story of greed, corruption and plunder. Major players in these...