A policeman was martyred while three of his colleagues were injured on Sunday when their vehicle was caught in an explosion on Malam Jabba Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, police said.
Swat Deputy Inspector General Muhammad Ali Khan told Dawn.com that a heavy contingent of police had reached the incident site and relief work was underway.
“As a result of the blast, Constable Burhan has embraced martyrdom, while three other policemen, including Sub-Inspector Sar Zameen, Constable Amanullah, and Constable Habib Gul, have sustained injuries,” Khan said.
He added that the area where the incident occurred has been cordoned off, while the police have started a search operation to look for suspects.
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