Four customs officials killed in DI Khan attack

Four customs officials were killed in a firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, police said.

Sources said that customs personnel were on duty near Abhaya Bridge at Qureshi Morr when unidentified armed people opened fire on them. The assailants fled the scene after the crime.

In a separate incident, unidentified attackers opened fire on a traffic police vehicle on Bannu Road, killing one policeman and wounding another.

Police reached both crime scenes and launched investigations, while security was tightened in Dera Ismail Khan city and surrounding areas.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attacks and expressed condolences to the families of the slain personnel.

He said the government stood with the bereaved families in their hour of grief, adding that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the province most affected by terrorism.