SWABI: A sub-inspector was martyred when he was attacked by unidentified assailants at his hujra in the limits of Kalu Khan police station here on Wednesday, officials said.
They said Sub-Inspector Qamar Zaman served in the police’s Special Branch in Mardan.
Officials said the fallen policeman was attending an information technology course at the police training school.
They, however, said that the official was on leave and sitting in his hujra when unidentified assailants arrived there and opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
The attackers fled the scene on a motorcycle.
The police collected evidence from the crime scene and shifted the body to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for autopsy.
The police also registered a case and started an investigation.
However, the motive behind the killing could not be established.
Published in Dawn, September 17th, 2026
