KOHAT: An official of Counter Terrorism Department was killed by unidentified assailants in Kachai area of Kohat on Monday.
The CTD office said that Aqleem Haider was on leave and was in his hometown Kachai for three days. It said that unidentified armed men stopped him and opened fire at him. He was injured seriously. He was taken to the hospital but he succumbed to his wounds there. A case against unidentified assailants was in Ustarzai police station.
Meanwhile, Lachi police arrested a proclaimed offender in a raid in Anzarwana Banda on Monday.
A statement issued by police said that proclaimed offender Ahmed Khan was wanted for smuggling and selling drugs. He possessed illegal weapons. Police recovered one kilogram of heroin, two kilograms of hashish, a pistol and cartridges from him.