Since the Afghan Taliban took power across the border, there have been countless reports of terrorist outfits, principally the TTP, organizing and launching attacks.
On Tuesday, provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan ordered an inquiry to check the bulletproof jackets and helmets. He further said that jammers were being installed on all armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to protect the vehicles from bomb attacks, as per the news report.
According to Punjab DGP, in a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks, Tarn Taran Police in a joint operation with BSF has arrested one person and recovered 2.472 Kg of Heroin from his possession.
Amid deteriorating law and order, masked assailants shot and killed a retired superintendent of police (SP) in front of his Millat Park home in Pakistan, Dawn reported.
The police took action after cases were registered in the respective police stations against the two social media activists namely Noorul Amin, a resident of Gandyali Bala Gumbat, and Aftab Hussain of Kot village.
According to Dawn, the student, Ayaan, 15, and his friend, Awais, were riding motorbikes when the police signaled them. As the police got hold of Awais, Ayaan tried to turn his motorbike, but a policeman fired at him leaving him seriously wounded, claimed the police and Ayaan's family.
Late on Tuesday, six to seven dacoits picketed the canal bridge at Pangu Mor Colony on the Jhang-Chiniot Road and held captive passersby after plundering their valuables.