Police constable shot dead in Kohat attack

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KOHAT: A police constable was killed when men from a moving car opened fire on him in Ghulam Banda area here on Saturday.

The victim, who was wearing plain clothes, was identified as Khalid Khan.

The police have registered a case into the killing, which they said was the result of an old enmity between the families of the constable and the attackers.

The bullet-riddled body was shifted to the KDA Teaching Hospital for autopsy. Later, it was handed over to relatives for burial.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2021

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