

A station house officer and two others were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a police convoy in northwestern Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The convoy was attacked in Hangu district when the police were returning from a peace committee meeting, District police officer (DPO) Khan Zeb Khan said. As a result, Station House Officer (SHO) Imranuddin and three policemen sustained injuries. They were immediately shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Doaba, where their condition is reported to be out of danger. DPO Zeb Khan said the meeting was held in Karbogha Sharif village and was attended by Superintendent of Police, Investigation, Abdul Samad Khan and Deputy Superintendent of Police Mujahid Hussain among other officers.