KABUL: An armed attack on a mountainous security checkpoint in Hangu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has left one police officer dead and around five others abducted.
The Hangu police office confirmed that the incident occurred last night in the Shah Almas area when unidentified gunmen launched a surprise attack on the security post.
Hangu police chief Salahuddin Kundi said the attackers killed one officer following an exchange of fire and took several others away to an unknown location.