QUETTA: A police officer was killed after unidentified gunmen attacked his home with a hand grenade and opened fire with automatic weapons in Khudabadan area of Panjgur district in Balochistan, police said.
According to police sources, the attackers targeted the residence of police officer Pir Jan. They first threw a hand grenade at the house and then opened fire with automatic weapons, killing the officer on the spot.
Police identified the deceased officer as Pir Jan, son of Muhammad Ibrahim.
Earlier today, security forces killed nine militants, including four commanders of the Tehrik-Taliban Pakisan (TTP), during intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan, while unidentified gunmen shot dead a police station house officer and his gunman in Karak, officials said.
Security sources said the forces conducted operations against Fitna al-Khawarij in the areas of Palangzai, Nadeem Kot and Kot Khazri in North Waziristan.
The four commanders killed in the operations were identified as Khalid Raza, Kamran, Musa and Maftoom, the sources said.
The forces also recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from the militants and destroyed several militant hideouts during the operations, according to the sources.
Meanwhile, unidentified gunmen opened fire near New Karpa on the Karak boundary, killing SHO Banda Daud Shah police station Daud Khan and his gunman. A passerby was also wounded in the attack.
