Mehmood condemns attack on Mayor Tank.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mehmood has strongly condemned the attack on Mayor Tank, Tehsil of Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Saddam Hussein Betni, saying continuous attacks on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leadership was worrying.

According to details, there has been an incident of firing on the police van deployed on duty of Saddam Betni. Four policemen were killed while two are injured in the firing, while Mayor Tank is safe. The injured were admitted to the hospital.

Mehmood, said four gunmen of Saddam Betni were martyred in the attack. 'I share the grief of families of the martyred,' he said.

The minister said attempts were being made to damage the law and order situation in...

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