Jamrud police kill terrorist after checkpost attack.

KOHAT -- The police killed a suspected terrorist after a gun attack on their checkpost in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber tribal district on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the Police Centre in Shah Kas area, armed attackers opened fire at the Wazir Dhand market police station at around midday.

The attack injured two policemen, who were shifted to the hospital.

Their condition was declared out of danger by the doctors.

Two personnel suffer bullet injuries

The police seized arms and ammunition from the killed attacker. He was identified as Yousaf, a resident of Spin Qabar area in Bara tehsil.

Earlier, gunmen killed a former Levies official in Mastalkhel area of Jamrud tehsil on Thursday night.

The police said Sharbat Khan was attacked during his stay in a relative's house.

They declared the murder a targeted killing and sad investigation had been launched into it after the registration of a case against unidentified attackers.

Meanwhile, armed men attacked a police patrol near Malang Adda area in Lakki Marwat district on Friday.

However, no official was injured in the gun attack.

An official of the Serai Gambila police station said a police mobile van was targetted by armed motorcyclists in the rural area.

He said several bullets hit the vehicle smashing the rear windshield but the policemen on board remained unhurt.

The official said the police returned fire, which led to an exchange of fire.

He said the attackers escaped to Darga forests located alongside the Gambila River benefitting from traffic congestion on the road.

The official said...

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