LAKKI MARWAT: A Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) constable Farmanullah, who was injured in an attack on a police station in Bargai area of Lakki Marwat over a week ago, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Peshawar on Wednesday.

Four policemen were martyred and as many injured when terrorists attacked the police station in the remote locality of the district bordering Bitani and Wazir subdivisions, on the night of Dec 17.

A police official said Farmanullah was referred to Peshawar from a local hospital in critical condition, where he remained under treatment for 10 days.

The official said body of the martyred policeman was brought to the Malak Saad Shaeed PoliceLines, where his funeral prayers were offered.

Additional Inspector General of Police Sabir Ahmad, chief minister`s adviser Babar Saleem Swati, Commandant FRP Qasim Ali Khan, SSP operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi, chief traffic officer Shezada Umar Abbas, SSP investigation Shezada Kokab Farooq and officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department attended the funeral prayers.

A police contingent presented a salute to the martyred cop while police officers laid flower wreaths on his cof fin.

SUBSIDISED SEEDS DEMANDED: Farmers in Bannu have urged the district administration to ensure availability of sufficient quantity of fertiliser and seeds in the model farm services centre so that they could get the same on subsided rates.

The demand was made at anopen kutcheri convened by Bannu deputy commissioner Aun Haider Gondal on Wednesday.

Mr Gondal heard the problems of growers and assured them that his administration would take measures to resolve them. He said farmers in the southern districts would be equipped with farm technologies so that they could get enhanced yield.

District director agriculture Khudayar, deputy director extension Saima Ghazal, deputy director horticulture Dr Rehmatullah Khan, additional AC Riaz Ahmad and office-bearers of model farm services centre were also present on the occasion.

The farmers said that shortage of fertiliser and seeds at the model farmservicescentrehadleftmany growers with no option, but to buy the commodities at high prices in the open market.

They demanded repair of agri-cultural machinery and availability of livestock experts in the centre, asking the government to provide solar power system to the centre and build a store, ofhces, kitchen and a mosque in it.

They also demanded provision of more funds to the farm centre to ensure availability of sufficient quantities of seeds, fertiliser and pesticides.

The farmers asked the government to complete work on the project of Baran Dam raising and releasing water in canals. They said that such sessions would help boost the agriculture sector in the district.

The DC issued instructions to the authorities of agriculture department for resolution of some problems highlighted by the farmers. He asked the growers to benefit from the subsidy and other initiatives launched by the government.