PESHAWAR: Unidentified attackers martyred a head constable in an apparent incident of targeted killing in Khazana area on the outskirts of the capital city on Monday morning.

The police identified the deceased cop as Amjad Khan, who was serving as investigation officer at the Bhadbher police station.

An official of the Khazana police station told Dawn that the cop was on way to workplace from Sikandar Khan Dheri area when two unidentified motorcyclists targeted him near the Toda Stop.

The cop was in plain clothes when he was attacked. He died of wounds at a hospital.

The official said the slain cop had no enmity with anyone, adding the Counter-Terrorism Department had registered FIR against the unidentified attackers.

The martyr’s funeral prayers were offered at the Malik Saad Shaheed police lines. Minister for labour and human rights Shaukat Yousafzai, provincial police chief Moazzam Ja Ansari, commissioner Peshawar division Riaz Khan Mehsud, capital city police officer Abbas Ahsan and other police officials participated in the funeral.

This was the fourth attack on police in the provincial capital since October 13, when traffic policeman was shot dead by unknown attackers in the limits of Chamkani police station.

Another traffic cop lost his life in the limits of Mathra police station on Oct 21. On Nov 1, unknown attackers martyred a Charsadda police official in the limits of Mathra police station.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2021