KABUL: At least 19 people have been killed and several others injured in various incidents, including armed attacks, security clashes and traffic accidents, across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the past 24 hours.
According to police and local officials, the incidents occurred in Peshawar, Mardan, South Waziristan, Mansehra, Swabi, Khairabad, Abbottabad, Akora Khattak and Charsadda.
Officials said that during a clash between police and armed men in Peshawar, one police officer and one-armed individual were killed, while two other police officers were injured.
In South Waziristan, two people were killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen.
One person was also killed in an armed attack in Mardan.
In Mansehra, three people, including a woman, were killed in a traffic accident.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall caused a mother and her daughter to be swept away and drowned. The mother’s body has been recovered, while the search for her daughter continues.
In Swabi, three people were killed and another was injured in separate shooting and traffic incidents.
In Khairabad, four people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in two separate incidents.
In Abbottabad, six people were injured in a traffic accident.