*BANNU – **Three PTM leaders have been arrested over an armed attack on KPPolice Officers.*
*Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police department has arrested three leaders ofPashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) over an armed attack on police officialsthat led martyrdom of Inspector Zaheer and wounding two other personnel inBannu district.*
Regional Police Officer (RPO) Abdullah Khan and District Police Officer(DPO) Yasir Afridi told journalists during a press conference that thearrested PTM leaders opened fire on police officials during a raidconducted in Township area for arresting the accused persons wanted indifferent cases.
The police officers said that the PTM leaders were involved in violatinglaw after delivering hateful speeches against the national institutionsdespite imposition of a ban on rallies and public gatherings under Section144.
“The leaders are wanted to KP police in five different cases, whereas,weapons were also recovered from their possession. The department hasreferred the case to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for furtheraction,” the officers added.
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Earlier on May 26, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leaders along with theirsupporters had attacked an army check post in the former tribal region ofMiranshahlinkafterlaunching threats against military by PTM leader Ali Wazir.
The incident took place at Boya area in Miranshah, the main town in NorthWaziristan region, where PTM senior leaders Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir,were allegedly inciting the people against the armed forces and the state,sources said.
Mohsin Dawar and his supporters were also carrying arms during theinstigating speech, said the sources.
