Swat: A citizen has been killed and policeman injured during an exchange of fire with “Miscreants” in Banjot area of Swat, police said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Amjad Ali from City Police Station under whose jurisdiction Banjot falls confirmed development saying local residents had earlier intimated police at Manglor Police Station that seven “Suspicious” people were seen going towards hilly area of Banjot. “Soon after, police personnel were sent to site and an exchange of fire has been taking place since then,” he said, adding that “Miscreants were holed up inside cave in one of mountains”.

DSP said police had surrounded cave. Reporters in Swat said at around 11pm when last update for this report was filed that firing continued in area at intervals until then. Separately, Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital Deputy Medical Superintendent told that an emergency had been imposed at facility following incident.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 24 2023

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