KOHAT – Heavily armed militants launched a major attack on the Shah Almas Pir Police Check post, situated atop a high mountain adjacent to Hangu city, at around midnight last night, martyring one police constable and abducting three others after an intense exchange of fire.
Four additional personnel have reportedly gone missing following the attack.
According to informed sources, eight police personnel were performing duty at the strategically located check post when the attackers launched the assault with heavy weapons. The police personnel put up resistance and retaliated bravely, engaging the assailants in an intense exchange of gunfire. However, during the encounter, Constable Feroz Ali sustained fatal injuries and embraced martyrdom, while the militants managed to overpower the security personnel and abduct three policemen before fleeing the scene.
District Police Officer (DPO) Hangu Salahuddin Kundi confirmed the martyrdom of Constable Feroz Ali and the abduction of three police personnel. Meanwhile, according to other sources, four additional personnel remained unaccounted for, although their status had not been officially clarified at the time of filing this report.
The personnel deployed at the check post included In-charge Head Constable Syed Arif Hussain, Head Constable Hakeemullah and Constables Zafar Ali, Hameedullah, Anwar Ali, Taj Muhammad, Asghar Rasool and Feroz Ali, who laid down his life while performing his duty.
Meanwhile, the funeral prayer of martyred Constable Feroz Ali was offered at Police Lines Hangu with full state honours. DPO Salahuddin Kundi, officers and personnel of the Pakistan Army and police, along with other dignitaries attended the funeral to pay their last respects to the fallen policeman.
On the occasion, the DPO and other senior officials laid floral wreaths on the martyr’s coffin and paid tribute to his supreme sacrifice in the service of the country and the protection of its people. Following the funeral prayer, the body of Constable Feroz Ali was transported to his native village of Ibrahimzai with full official honours for burial.
Public has called for immediate and coordinated efforts to ensure the safe recovery of the abducted policemen, determine the whereabouts of the four missing personnel and bring those responsible for any established negligence to account.
