HANGU: Three police officers, including Superintendent of Police (SP) Operations Asad Zubair, were martyred on Thursday in twin bomb blasts targeting a police vehicle in Hangu district.
According to officials, the first explosion occurred near a check-post in the Gulmina area, causing no casualties. Shortly afterward, as SP Asad Zubair and his team were heading to inspect the site, their vehicle was struck by another explosive device near Darban.
The second blast killed SP Asad Zubair and two other police personnel on the spot, while two officers sustained injuries. The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Hangu for medical treatment.
Security forces cordoned off the area immediately after the explosions and launched a search operation to trace the perpetrators.
Authorities said the attack bore the hallmarks of a coordinated assault aimed at targeting responding officers. Investigators are examining whether the explosives were remotely detonated or planted in advance.
The incident comes amid a recent surge in militant attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where police and security officials remain prime targets in the ongoing fight against terrorism.
