Two policemen martyred in attack on polio team in Bannu

BANNU, Jan 09 (APP): Two policemen were martyred and as many injured when they were attacked by unknown assailants while guarding a polio team in the limits of Miryan Police Station on Tuesday.

The Quick Response Force (QRF) personnel were reportedly escorting the polio team in Terri-Ram area when they were fired upon. As a result, QRF members Sikandar Khan and Fayyaz Uddin were martyred and two others sustained bullet injuries.

The dead and injured were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital Bannu.