PESHAWAR, Feb 26 (APP):A police constable and his seven-year-old son were martyred in a firing incident by terrorists in Khyber district on Thursday.
According to District Police Officer Khyber Waqar Ahmed, the injured child, Muhammad Talha, was shifted in critical condition to Hayatabad Medical Complex, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
The DPO said that unidentified terrorists opened fire outside a hujra in the Sultan Khel area the other day, targeting police constable Safeer Khan and his seven-year-old son.
Both sustained critical injuries and were rushed to hospital, where Safeer Khan later embraced martyrdom, followed by his son.
He added that an FIR has been registered against unidentified terrorists at Landi Kotal Police Station, and investigation was underway.