Targeted: Constable killed, TTP claims attack

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two armed motorcyclists opened fire at a police constable, Furqan Khan, killing him on the spot. The incident occurred around 8am in the Mandan area of Bannu. According to an official at the Mandan police station, an FIR has been lodged against the unidentified culprits. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesperson for Bannu, Qaree Sarfaraz, said the militant group was responsible for the attack.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 5^th, 2012.