Daijiworld Media Network - Lakki Marwat

Lakki Marwat, Dec 17: Unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles shot and killed a police constable and his brother after the officer completed duty with a polio vaccination team in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred near the Chwar Khel area of Lakki Marwat district when the constable, Amir Nawaz, was travelling to his village along with his brother, Ameer Mohammad, after finishing polio security duty. The attackers opened fire, killing both on the spot.

The bodies of the two brothers, who were siblings of former district councillor Ali Gul, were shifted to the district headquarters hospital for post-mortem.

Following the attack, a heavy police contingent rushed to the scene and launched a search operation in the area to track down the assailants. Security has been tightened amid fears of further violence.

Later in the evening, funeral prayers for the slain constable and his brother were held, which were attended by District Police Officer Nazir Khan, Deputy Commissioner Hamidullah Khan, SP Investigation Murad Ali Khan, senior police and district administration officials, and a large number of relatives and locals.

Earlier on the same day, another police constable deployed with a polio vaccination team and a passerby were shot dead by gunmen in Bajaur district, underscoring the persistent security challenges faced by polio workers and law enforcement personnel in the region.

Authorities said investigations are underway in both cases, and efforts are on to bring the perpetrators to justice.