Injured Tank SHO breathes his last.

TANK -- The Gomal police station SHO Inayatullah, who was injured in a hand grenade attack here last week, succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Thursday.

The SHO was injured when a suspected terrorist detonated a hand grenade after he was challenged during a search and strike operation here last week. The suspect, Mohammad Naseem, was killed instantly.

Seven policemen, including Inayatullah, and a passer-by, were injured in the hand grenade explosion. The injured policemen also included Havaldar Mohammad Shafiq, Kausar Khan, Umar Khitab, Amir Naveed and Said Rehman and a passer-by Habibullah.

Regional police officer Syed Imtiaz Shah, sector commander Brig Imtiaz Hussain and other high-ranking civil and military officers attended funeral of the martyred SHO, who was laid to rest with full official honours.

In Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Dr Mohammad Naeem Khan on Thursday directed the relevant officials to send recommendation of the police officer and his team from Tank district to the...