A policeman was killed and four others injured Monday when an explosion targeted a police vehicle in the Gomal area of Tank district, officials confirmed.
Tank Police Control said the police mobile van was targeted with a remote controlled IED and the vehicle was badly damaged.
Gomal police station SHO Jameel Khan was killed by the explosion, officials said. Police said the injured policemen were Shafiullah, Asmatullah, Irfan, and driver Alauddin.
Unidentified militants had attacked the house of Senator Saleh Shah Qureshi of the Jamit Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) in Gomal area on Sunday but there was no loss of life.