An assistant sub-inspector of the Elite Force, Bacha Yousaf Khan, was fatally shot by unknown gunmen outside his residence in the Mano Banda area of Gandigar, Upper Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Khan succumbed to his injuries. Following the attack, the police initiated a search operation to apprehend the assailants, with no group claiming responsibility so far.
A recent surge in violence was noted in Pakistan, with combat-related deaths increasing by 30% in February, primarily due to a rise in suicide attacks across the country. According to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), February saw 470 deaths and 333 injuries, including civilians, security forces personnel, and militants. The figures indicated a significant rise in deaths across these groups compared to the previous month.
In another incident, a senior officer of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) was killed in Quetta when unidentified assailants opened fire on him in the Killi Ismail area. Inspector Metha Khan, who had recently joined the CTD, was fatally shot by armed men on motorcycles. The gunmen managed to escape the scene after the attack, leaving the officer dead on the spot. The police launched an investigation into the incident to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
