LAKKI MARWAT: A counter-terrorism department (CTD) constable survived an armed attack in Bachkan Ahmadzai village of Lakki Marwat, said a police official on Saturday.

The official said that CTD constable Samiullah was going to a football ground in the village when armed men opened fire on him. He said that the constable remained unhurt and later armed villagers formed a ‘lashkar’ and chased the attackers.

“A large contingent of police also reached the place and joined the villagers to hunt down the miscreants, but they escaped,” he said.

Meanwhile, Lakki Marwat district police officer Ziauddin Ahmed visited a police station in Bargai area bordering Bitani and Wazir subdivisions on Saturday. SP investigation Murad Khan accompanied him.

The police station had come under a midnight attack by terrorists last Sunday where four policemen were martyred. The martyred cops along with their colleagues had foiled the assailants’ bid to breach the police station.

Mr Ahmed checked the security arrangements in and around the police station, met the policemen deployed there and issued fresh security guidelines for them.

“In the prevailing law and order situation the cops should ensure strict vigilance on the movement of suspects,” he said.

The district police officer asked the policemen to wear bulletproof jackets and helmets for their own safety and perform their professional duties with commitment.

Published in Dawn, December 25th, 2022