Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- A police constable and his five-year-old son were killed after unidentified armed men opened fire on them in Khadrianwala neighbourhood of Tank on Sunday, police said. According to the District Police Officer (DPO), Constable Saadat was heading to the market with his son to purchase groceries when unidentified gunmen targeted them.

The constable died on the spot, while his injured son was shifted to Dera Ismail Khan for medical treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The bodies of the father and son were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital. Following the incident, police launched a search operation in the area to trace the assailants.

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