PESHAWAR: A web traffic cops authorities was martyred when unknown opponents targeted him in Chamkani location on the borders of the funding city right here on Wednesday mid-day, the police stated.

A cops authorities informed Dawn that Nauman Khan, an assistant sub-inspector of the city website traffic cops, was going to join duty when he was targeted by two unknown opponents riding a bike in Sikandarabad region.

He said the police came from Urmur area of Peshawar. The Chamkani cops have yet to register an FIR of the incident.

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An elderly cops main informed Dawn that the police were examining the event from different angles. He claimed it was not promptly clear whether it was an act of targeted killing or had a few other motive.

The funeral petitions of the martyred police officer were supplied at the Malik Saad Shaheed authorities lines later on at night.

Rural police chief Moazzam Ja Ansari, minister for woodland Ishtiaq Urmur, funding city policeman Abbas Ahsan and also various other elderly authorities participated in the funeral service.

Individually, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan condemned the attack on the web traffic police official.