A police convoy was attacked with an IED in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, in which three police personnel, including the in-charge of a police station, were injured.
District Police Officer Khan Zeb Khan said that the attack took place in Hangu district. The police personnel were returning from a peace committee meeting when their convoy was targeted. The meeting was held in Karbogha Sharif village, in which Superintendent of Police Abdul Samad Khan and Deputy Superintendent of Police Mujahid Hussain and other officers were also present.
Station in-charge Imranuddin and two other policemen were injured in the attack. They were immediately taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, where their condition is said to be out of danger. After the incident, the police have cordoned off the entire area and launched an intensive investigation campaign.
