Three traffic police personnel were martyred after unidentified motorcycle borne terrorists opened fire in the limits of Sarai Naurang police station in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, officials said.
According to police, the attackers targeted traffic police personnel performing routine duties in the area and fled the scene immediately after the attack. Traffic Police Incharge Naurang, Jalal, along with Constable Azizullah and Constable Abdullah, embraced martyrdom on the spot due to critical gunshot injuries.
Soon after the incident, police and security forces rushed to the area, cordoned off the surroundings, and launched a search operation to trace the assailants. Checkpoints were set up on exit routes, while intelligence based combing operations were initiated in nearby localities.
The bodies of the martyred personnel were shifted to the hospital for postmortem examination, a police spokesperson confirmed. Further investigation has been initiated, and a first information report is being registered against unknown attackers.
Police officials said the attack appears to be part of a broader pattern of targeted assaults on law enforcement personnel in the district. Security in Lakki Marwat and adjoining areas has been further tightened following the incident.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
