Two policemen injured in Dera checkpost attack

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police personnel sustained injuries when militants attacked a checkpost in the jurisdiction of the Kulachi police station late on Sunday night, an official said.

Dera police spokesman Syed Yaqoob Bukhari said the militants attacked the Rohri checkpost with small and heavy weapons, injuring constables Attaullah and Nematullah.

He said a police team retaliated to the attack, forcing the militants to escape, taking advantage of darkness. The injured policemen were shifted to a hospital.

Meanwhile, district police officer Abdul Rauf Babar Qaiserani along with security forces’ officials also visited the site. He ordered an investigation into the attack.

Published in Dawn, February 28th, 2023

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