Martyred policeman laid to rest

Published February 29, 2024

PESHAWAR: Funeral prayers of police constable, Tauseef Khan, who embraced martyrdom during an encounter with criminals here on Tuesday night, were offered at the Peshawar Police Lines.

Capital City Police Officer Syed Ashfaq Anwar, SSP operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi, family members and relatives of the martyred cop and police personnel attended the funeral.

Tauseef was martyred in Badbher area in an encounter with criminals.

CCPO Ashfaq Anwar expressed condolences with the family members of the martyred officer.

He said those who laid down their lives to protect the people were the benefactors of the entire nation.

A suspected criminal, Waheed, was traced and killed within few hours of the cop’s killing by the police during a search operation in Badbher.

Published in Dawn, February 29th, 2024

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