FIVE PEOPLE were injured when unidentified armed assailants attacked the residence of Awami National Party’s Swat district vice-president Malik Mumtaz Khan in the Shakardara area and subsequently targeted the ambulance transporting the victims to hospital.
According to Matta police station officials, the gunfire directed at the ambulance left a rescue worker wounded.
Police confirmed that an investigation has been launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the attack, though the motive remains undetermined.
The family of Malik Mumtaz Khan has endured years of militant violence, with ANP sources reporting that seven family members have been killed in separate incidents previously.
Security forces deployed to the scene following the attack, with ongoing investigations continuing.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.