Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Police Constable Safeer Afridi and his son in Landikotal, Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, between 7:46 AM and 8:16 AM UTC on February 26, 2026, according to a police alert cited by @khorasandiary. The son, previously injured, succumbed to his injuries, as confirmed by a local source update. The police alert identified the victim as Safeer Afridi, stating that gunmen opened fire on the father and son. A local source reported that the funeral for both will be offered at 11:00 AM today, providing the first official details emerging in this 29-minute reporting window. This incident follows a separate attack in Bannu earlier this morning, where 10 to 15 Afghan Khawarij terrorists killed two kidnapped police constables during Taraweeh prayers, as reported previously by @zarrar_11PK. No group has claimed responsibility for the Landikotal shooting as of 8:16 AM UTC.
