SWABI: The funeral prayers of the martyred assistant sub-inspector Sair Khan were offered at the Shahmansoor Police Lines here on Saturday.

Sair Khan was martyred and two other police personnel were injured when they were attacked by militants in Yar Hussain Bazaar while returning to the Yar Hussain police station for Iftar on Friday after performing duty in the market.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, caretaker chief minister’s adviser Shiraz Akram Bacha, DIG Mardan Mohammad Ali Gandapur, Swabi district police officer Najamul Hussain, politicians, local people and relatives of the martyred ASI participated in the funeral.

The IGP condoled with the martyred ASI’s father, saying the police force would reach the attackers sooner than later.

A police contingent presented a salute at the martyr’s coffin and later took his body to his native Kalu Khan village, where he was laid to rest with full official honour.

Meanwhile, police officials said on Saturday one of the injured constables, Gul Naseeb was still in critical condition.

It is to be recalled here that the Yar Hussain police station was attacked with grenades in January 2023, in which a policeman was injured.

Meanwhile, SHO Yar Hussain police station Shahzad Khan got registered an FIR against the unidentified militants in the Counter-Terrorism Department police station, Mardan.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2023