A police officer was found shot dead on Friday in the War Mamund area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district, a day after he was abducted by unidentified armed men Shah Munir Khan, 54, was on leave and traveling home with his family on Thursday evening when assailants stopped his vehicle and forcibly took him to an unknown location
Bajaur district police spokesperson Israr Khan confirmed the details of the abduction and killing to the media Khan also clarified that the officer was not taken from a police station, as some reports had suggested, but was targeted while off-duty The recovery of the officer’s body was later confirmed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Niaz Muhammad
This incident is the latest attack targeting law enforcement personnel in the province. Last week, another police officer was killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on a police post in the same War Mamund tehsil The succession of attacks on police in the district highlights a significant security challenge for authorities in the region.
Mohsin Rana
