2 policemen martyred as suicide bomber targets checkpost in Bhakkar

LAHORE: Two policemen were martyred and one other was injured in a suicide blast at a checkpost in Bhakkar district on Tuesday evening, according to officials.

Bhakkar District Police Officer (DPO) Shahzad Rafiq told Dawn that a suicide attack was carried out near the Dajjal checkpost.

He said that two policemen were martyred and one was injured, while three passersby were also injured in the blast.

“The suicide attacker came near the check post and blew himself up, while we were conducting a search operation in the area to maintain law and order,” he added.

The deceased policemen were identified as Muhammad Faheem and Muhammad Shehbaz, and the injured as Arshad. The injured passersby were not yet identified.

The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bhakkar, DPO Rafiq said.

The development comes the same day as six law enforcement personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were martyred after a terrorist attack on a police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district.

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