KOHAT: A Levies policeman was shot dead when militants opened fire at the Civil Hospital in Jandola, a former tribal area now part of Tank district, police said.
According to Tank District Police Officer Abdul Samad Khan, armed militants entered the Civil Hospital Jandola and opened indiscriminate fire on Siraj of the Levies force. He embraced martyrdom at the scene.
Police officials said the attackers fled towards the Barani stream following the incident. Police, they said, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the assailants.DPO Abdul Samad Khan said an investigation into the incident was underway and efforts were being made to arrest those involved.
