KARACHI, Jan 16: Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday announced posthumous promotion to next ranks of police for ASI Muhammad Arif and head constable Nadeem Ahmed Khan who were killed in ambush on Sunday.

He also announced cash amount as financial assistance from Sindh government to the families of the martyred policemen and job in police department to any one of their family members.

The home minister, IGP Sindh Jehangir Mirza and other higher officials attended funeral prayers of the martyred policemen.

IGP Jehangir Mirza handed over cash amount as immediate financial assistance to the families and announced payment of monthly salaries of the martyred personnel to their heirs till their retirement age.—PPI