BANNU: Four members of a local peace committee were killed in a gun attack by unidentified assailants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Tuesday, police said.
The victims were reportedly returning from a jirga in the Gulbadeen Lundai area when they came under attack. Following the incident, police shifted the bodies to the district headquarters hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Police said that a search operation has been initiated in the area to apprehend the attackers and ensure the safety of local residents.
The incident occurred amid a fresh wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a day earlier, at least seven cops were martyred when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their armoured vehicle on Gomal Bazaar road in the province’s Tank district.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
