Twin blasts were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district on Friday, leaving at least three policemen, including Superintendent of Police (SP) Operations, martyred, police said. Police identified the martyred police officer as SP Operations Asad Zubair. They said at least three cops were also injured in the blast that targeted the vehicle of SP Operations. The first blast occurred beside a police checkpoint in Ghulmina and caused no casualties, though a room near the checkpoint was destroyed. The second explosion, about two kilometres away in Darband, targeted the police team that had gone to inspect the earlier site; SP Asad Zubair and three personnel were martyred in this attack.

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