Police on January 8 shot dead two militants during an encounter in Shamooni Khattak area of Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) who were involved in the attack on a Police van on January 7, reports ARY News. A Policeman was killed and another injured on January 7 when militants lobbed a hand grenade at a Police mobile.
Meanwhile, a hand grenade was lobbed at the home of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Nasir Khan Musazai in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, in the night of January 8, reports Dawn. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Peshawar Police said that the home, falling within the limits of the Inqilab police station, was attacked by unknown miscreants. However, no causality was reported. The MNA Nasir Khan Musazai had joined the PTI in 2018 but had said earlier this week that he had accepted the invitation of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and would formally join the party within the next few days. The attack on his home comes days after he told journalists at the Peshawar Press Club that KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had informed him to exercise caution and restrict his movement as threats had been received against him.