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| DSP gunned down in TTP-claimed attack in Peshawar | |
| 2015-05-21 | |
| [DAWN] Bahadur Khan, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) belonging to the counter-terrorism department (CTD) of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. police, was bumped off by gunnies in Gulbahar area of Peshawar on Wednesday morning. Muhammad Khorasani, spokesperson for the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), claimed that the holy warrior organization was behind the killing. Peshawar SSP (operations) Dr Mian Saeed said that DSP Bahadur Khan was on his way to drop his daughter off to school when cycle of violence-riding gunnies opened fire on him as the police officer's vehicle neared Anam Sanam chowk in Peshawar's Gulbahar area. DSP Khan's daughter remained unhurt in the attack. Police sources added that the slain DSP had been receiving threats from unknown holy warriors. The attackers manged to escape from the scene after the incident. Police and rescue personnel reached the spot.
Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... , lies on the edge of Pakistain's tribal areas which have been labelled by Washington as the main sanctuary for Al Qaeda and Talibs in the country. The city has seen frequent attacks by Lions of Islam in the past few years, with targets ranging from civilians to coppers and other law enforcement | |
| Posted by:Fred |