Three Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law-enforcement members died on Friday in a KP police attack pattern that struck three districts, according to provincial police. One of the dead served in the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), the specialised unit that tracks militant networks. The killings unfolded apart from one another rather than as a single raid.
Checkpost and roadside shootings
Near where Bajaur meets Malakand, militants hit a roadside police post. Constable Khaista Ameen Syed was defending that post when he was killed, police said. Elsewhere, in Lakki Marwat, gunmen on bikes fired on officers at Shahbazkhel Adda. Constable Mumtaz Khan, attached to Shahbazkhel station, died in that burst of gunfire. A colleague with him shot back and the assailants broke contact and escaped.
Bannu CTD killing and Lakki pursuit
In Bannu’s Saddar police area, CTD official Sadiq Zaman was fatally shot. Police said he worked with CTD North Waziristan, drove the SP CTD for that agency, and was at home on leave when he was attacked. His remains were taken to the district headquarters hospital, and an inquiry began. After the Lakki Marwat ambush, district officers, a local peace committee and other security units chased the fleeing gunmen. In the firefight that followed, two men police linked to Fitna al-Khawarij (FAK)—a label used for a banned militant faction—were killed. Search teams were still hunting three other suspects.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 26 October: In Zarkani, Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing said an intelligence-led sweep against Fitna al-Khawarij killed six militants; Naik Ghulam Murtaza, 36, of Gujrat, and Sepoy Taseer Ahmed, 30, of Talagang, were martyred in the exchange. ISPR described the hideout as used by Indian-sponsored militants.
- Friday: Militants struck a Bajaur–Malakand junction checkpost; Constable Khaista Ameen Syed was killed while holding the post.
- Friday: Bike-borne gunmen killed Constable Mumtaz Khan at Shahbazkhel Adda, Lakki Marwat; a companion returned fire.
- Friday: Pursuit teams in Lakki Marwat killed two suspected FAK fighters and kept hunting three others.
- Friday: CTD North Waziristan official Sadiq Zaman was shot dead while on leave in Bannu’s Saddar jurisdiction.
Police attacks in KP remain a live security concern for families posted in border and southern districts, with investigations open in Bannu and manhunts continuing in Lakki Marwat.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Jumme ko Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mein teen alag hamlon mein teen police wale shaheed ho gaye. Bajaur-Malakand checkpost, Lakki Marwat aur Bannu mein yeh waaqiat hue. Lakki mein chase ke dauran do shakhs maaray gaye, teen abhi talash hain. Logon ke liye yeh batata hai ke checkpost aur sarak ab bhi khatarnak ho sakte hain.
