PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Mehmood Jan was fired upon by unknown persons in Regi area of the provincial capital on Friday, police confirmed.
KP SSP Operations Kashif Aftab Ahmad Abbasi told JEE News, “Unknown persons fired in the air and search is on. The Deputy Speaker has been shifted to his house safely.”
The police officer said that the Deputy Speaker was involved in a property dispute. Abbasi added that he came under attack during the inauguration ceremony of a development project.
In his statement, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader said he was attacked when he was addressing an event related to cattle. He added that the guards fired back at the attackers.
John added that neither he nor anyone else was injured in the attack. However, the attackers escaped.
The incident took place when the militants captured a center of the counter-terrorism department in Bani and took the officials there hostage. The facility was later cleared by the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG).
‘Ransom call from Afghanistan’
In a press conference on Friday, Additional IGP Police Mohammad Ali Babakhel said that the police has conducted 2,715 operations against terrorists during this year.
“Ransom calls from Afghanistan and suicide bombings in Waziristan are huge challenges. However, we are seeing positive results from our operations in Malakand,” he said.
“Organized criminal organizations are also involved in operations against the police. We have also convicted 15,600 police officers in various cases, while 600 have been fired,” he added.
To ensure that they can defeat the terrorists, the Additional IG said the police have requested the provincial government to provide them with night goggles.
bad situation
The law and order situation in KP has gone south in the last few weeks as the banned Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has threatened and attacked security forces and top political figures after announcing a ceasefire. An increase has been observed. With Islamabad
JEE News quoted a source as saying: “Apart from the police, senior politicians have complained of receiving threats. Some of their homes have also come under grenade attack.
Awami National Party (ANP) provincial spokesperson Samar Bilor said that their provincial president Amil Wali Khan had received a call about a plan to assassinate him.
In the recent spate of violence, politicians belonging to other political parties have either been attacked or threatened.
Last week, an official said that a hand grenade was thrown at the house of former provincial minister Haji Muhammad Javed in Gulbahar Peshawar between Saturday and Sunday, causing no loss of life or property.
A hand grenade was also hurled at the house of former Federal Minister Shehryar Afridi in Kohat, while armed men attacked the residence of PTI MPA Aung Khan Gandapur in Dera Ismail Khan, killing a policeman a short while ago. Really happened.
PTI MPA Malik Liaquat was also injured in an attack on his vehicle in Lower Dir in August, while four others, including his brother and nephew, lost their lives in the attack.
Businessmen and political activists have received extortion calls in the past few months. Most of these incidents are not even reported to the police.
