Targeted attack on police vehicle in Pak leaves constable dead

A police constable was killed and a civilian was injured in a targeted attack on a police vehicle by unidentified militants in northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

According to initial reports, the incident occurred in the Bannu district of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when the armoured police vehicle was on routine patrol.

The militants attacked the police vehicle with a rocket; as a result, a constable identified as Raz Ali Shah from Mundan police station died on the spot.

A civilian present at the site was also injured and was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.

Following the incident, police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the assailants.

Investigation into the attack is underway. In a separate incident in the North Waziristan district of the province, a tribal elder was killed in a firing by militants, police said.

The body was sent to the District Headquarters Hospital, and police have launched an investigation.