A superintendent of police was killed when men identified as terrorists attacked policemen in the Katlang area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan district on Tuesday.
The deceased SP was identified as Aijaz Khan, according to police. Deputy Superintendent of Police Naseem Khan, Mansoor, and Saleem were injured in the attack.
Rescue 1122 officials moved the casualties to the MMC hospital.
Pakistan has recently seen an uptick in terrorism, particularly in KP and Balochistan. At least four police officials were killed in an attack on a police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan on February 8 when tens of millions of people went to polling stations to vote in the country.
At least 28 people lost their lives in back-to-back blasts outside election offices in Balochistan’s Qila Saifullah and Pishin on the eve of general elections.