Two policemen were martyred and eight others injured in an attack on census teams in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lakki Marwat and Tank, officials said on Monday.
Terrorism has once again raised its head in the country, a series of attacks continue in the province in which not only security forces but also innocent civilians have lost their lives.
Motorcyclists opened fire on the census team in the limits of police station Saddar in Lucky Marwat, killing the on-duty police officer Constable Dil Jan. Unknown assailants fled after firing.
On the other hand, firing was also done on the census team in Kot Azam area of Gomal in Tank. One policeman Khan Nawab was martyred and eight people were seriously injured. They were shifted to DHQ Hospital for treatment.
ہماری خاک سے خوشبو وطن کی آئے گی
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) March 13, 2023
ہمارا خون اس مٹی کے رنگ میں شامل ہے
ٹانک : تھانہ گومل کی حدود دیہہ مانجھی میں مردم شماری سیکیورٹی ڈیوٹی سے واپسی پر دہشت گردوں کی فائرنگ سے کانسٹیبل خان نواب شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے۔ pic.twitter.com/rGAV5f8dAg
فرض کی راہ میں ایک اور سپوت مادر وطن پر قربان
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) March 13, 2023
لکی مروت : تھانہ صدر کی حدود پیروالہ گاوں میں مردم شماری ڈیوٹی پر تعینات کانسٹیبل دل جان دہشتگردوں کی فائرنگ سے شہادت کے عظیم مرتبے پر فائز ہوگئے۔ pic.twitter.com/YLF4vPJtGK
In both areas, search operations are underway to nab the attackers, officials said – following the latest attack on law enforcement.
Pakistan’s seventh population and housing census began earlier this month, while the self-enumeration portal is currently operational. This process will end on April 1.
Within days of its opening, the Internet portal had recorded four million clicks. The survey’s fieldwork will be conducted by 121,000 field enumerators, who will use electronic devices to verify respondents’ information.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the data collected through this process will be used for public policy formulation and constituencies in the upcoming general elections.
As Pakistan has been reeling under terror attacks for the past few months, the country’s civil and military leadership has vowed to unite against terrorists.
The National Apex Committee comprising the country’s top military and political leadership sought a national consensus to root out militancy.
Recent attacks by terrorists in rural and urban centers of the country, which have claimed the lives of innocent Pakistanis and law enforcement agencies, have prompted security forces and the LEA to step up operations against them.
