In a brazen overnight attack, terrorists belonging to the outlawed Fitna Al-Khawarij group targeted a security forces camp in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Thursday, martyring a police and a security official.

According to security sources, the assailants launched a sudden assault late at night in the Shadi Khel area of the Bettani sub-division, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire that lasted approximately two hours. During the clash, Constable Irfanullah and security official Waseem were martyred.

The funeral prayer of Constable Irfanullah was offered with full state honours at the Police Lines in Lakki Marwat. A police contingent presented a salute to the martyr, while senior officials laid floral wreaths on his coffin and offered prayers.

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A large number of mourners attended the funeral, including Lakki Marwat District Police Officer (DPO) Nazir Khan, Deputy Commissioner Hamidullah Khan, Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Murad Khan, along with other police officers, civil administration officials, and personnel from various departments.

Paying tribute to the martyr’s sacrifice, DPO Khan stated that such timeless sacrifices by the police force were a guarantee for the establishment of lasting peace. He vowed that the sacrifices of the martyrs would never go in vain, and the war against terrorists would continue until the elimination of the last terrorist.