6 policemen killed in IED blast in northwest Pakistan

Key Highlights

• The three injured officers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where some of them are reported to be critical.
• Provincial Chief Minister Sohail Afridi condemned the attack, terming it “highly tragic” and “deplorable”.
• Expressing condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families, he said that anti-peace elements will never succeed in their nefarious designs by attacking the police force.
• Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi sought a detailed report on the attack.
• He expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss and extended condolences to the families of the officials killed.