An overnight terrorist attack left three police, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), dead in Peshawar.
The assault took place in Peshawar’s suburban area where terrorists ambushed the Sarband police station in Saturday’s early hours, leaving three police personnel, inlcuding DSP Badaber Sardar Hussain.
Senior superintendent of police operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi confirmed that police station Sarband came under attack with grenades and sniper guns fitted with night vision thermal goggles.
The SSP Operations said the terrorists attacked the police stations from two to three sides. He said that at least six to eight terrorists were involved in the attack. At least 12 to 14 policemen were present at the police station at the time of the attack, he said.
The SSP Operations said that terrorists lobbed five hand grenades into the compound of the police station. Four of the grenades were neutralised while one blew up, he said.
The police official said that the terrorists managed to flee after the attack. He added that the search operation had been halted and would recommence during the daytime in order to track down the attackers.
Police have repulsed the terrorists almost two hours after they attacked around 1am.
Police contingents arrived on the spot after the terror attack was reported. The police spokesperson said that the entire area was cordoned off following the assault.
Additional police contingents and armoured personnel carriers also rushed to the flashpoint.
DSP Sardar Hussain who was martyred in the Peshawar terrorist attack. Photo provided by Rasool Dawar
DSP Sardar Hussain who was martyred in the Peshawar terrorist attack. Photo provided by Rasool Dawar
Following the assault, DSP Sardar Hussain rushed to the troubled spot, according to CCPO Ijaz Khan.
The DSP parked his vehicle at Shahabkhel and scurried on foot towards the Sarband police station. However, they fell prey to sniper guns of the terrorists.
The DSP and his two gunmen, Irshad and Jehanzeb died on the spot. They all received gunshot wounds to their heads and bodies.
Police shifted their bodies to a hospital and started scouring the area around the Sarband police station for terrorists with the help of APCs. However, there is no report so far of any arrest or killing of terrorists.
