Cop killed, another wounded in Nawabshah checkpost attack

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

NAWABSHAH: At least one policeman was killed and another injured when unknown armed men attacked on a police checkpost Thursday morning.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on the Abdul Haque Jamali checkpost, killing 50-year-old Abdul Qayyum Rajput and injuring 32-year-old Abdul Fatah. The victims were shifted to People's Medical College Hospital Nawabshah.

The assailants took possession of government-issued arms and ammunition from the cops, said police sources.

Senior Superintendent of Police Pervaiz Umrani said the unknown assailants were hiding in fields near the scene of the crime. A search operation has been launched by police to track down the assailants.

The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an email claimed the attack on the Nawabshah checkpost. However, the claim could not be independently verified.

Also read: From TTP to IS: Pakistan's terror landscape evolves

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zafar iqbal

Aug 06, 2015 12:52pm

The police has to be retrained to meet the new challenges they are facing in todays world. Money must not be made an obstacle.

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sana

Aug 06, 2015 02:38pm

Again violence is on the rise.

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Ahmed, Malaysia

Aug 06, 2015 02:47pm

Overall sad news because we lost one precious life in this attack. However, if it is claimed by TTP then the event shows how petty and in-formidable TTP has become attacking a small check post in Nawabshah as compared to huge Masjid and market attacks that claimed multiple dozens of life at a time. Operation Zarb-i-Azb is manifesting its fruits. AlHamdulillah...

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PHILOSOPHER (from Japan)

Aug 06, 2015 03:11pm

Thats why we urge the extent of current operation should be expanded to entire Sindh rather than just Karachi.

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Asif

Aug 06, 2015 03:41pm

So if this TTP thing thinks that they can terrorise this wonderful nation than it is badly mistaken, your fate is near, don't you worry.

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ishaq Khan

Aug 06, 2015 09:23pm

new strategy the proud TTP has stated taking claim of every killing in Pakistan today

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