BAJAUR: A police constable, who was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants on Saturday night, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, police and family confirmed.
Police said that Mohammad Rahman was attacked near his home in the Mata Shah area of Salarzai tehsil.
According to a statement issued by the DPO office, the 28-year-old breathed his last during a surgery at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. The funeral prayers for the slain were held at the Bajaur Police Lines in Khar on Monday evening after his body was brought here from Peshawar.
A large number of police personnel, elders, and officials of the district administration, including deputy commissioner Adnan Farid attended the funeral.
Later, the officials laid flowers on his coffin while a contingent of police presented a guard of honour before the body was sent to his native village for burial.
Officials reiterated their resolve that such attacks would not demoralise the efforts of police to ensure sustained peace in the district.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack that took place two days after militants had attacked a police post in Kohi Sar area of Barang tehsil with heavy and small weapons on Friday morning, killing a constable and wounding another.
Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2026
