Feb 27, 2024, 12:30 PM

Shootout in Pakistan leaves senior police officer dead

Shootout in Pakistan leaves senior police officer dead

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Pakistani police raided a militant hideout in the country's northwest early Tuesday, triggering an intense shootout in which a senior police officer was killed and two others wounded, a local police official said.

According to ABC News, two militants were also killed in the exchange of fire in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Hidayat Ullah told reporters.

He identified the slain police superintendent as Ijaz Khan, who led the raid.

He provided no further information about the slain militants, saying officers were still investigating.

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