Peshawar (Web Desk): At least three police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were martyred in a late-night terrorist attack on Sarband police station in Peshawar.
According to details, DSP Sardar Hussain and his two police guards lost their lives in an exchange fire with terrorists in the Badhabir area.
The two martyred policemen were identified as Irshad and Jehanzeb.
As per the police sources, the unidentified gunmen then took advantage of the darkness and fled.
Police said a search operation was launched in Sarband and nearby areas following the attack. It resumed on Saturday morning. No arrest was made so far.
The funeral prayers of the martyred police personnel were offered at Police Lines Peshawar on Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan has condemned terrorists’ attack on Police Station Sarband and termed it a sorrowful incident.
In a statement on Saturday, the KP CM said that the sacrifices of martyrs would not go waste.
He said that police have fought with bravery and repulsed the attack.
Mahmood Khan added that the whole nation is standing shoulder to shoulder with the police in the war against terrorism.
The KP CM prayed for the eternal peace of the martyrs and expressed his heartiest sympathies and condolence with the bereaved families.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Sarband police station in Peshawar.
In a statement, he expressed grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of police personnel in the incident.
The interior minister paid tributes to the sacrifices of police personnel.