Alia Ahmad (Shaheed Female Police officer):
A number of brave police officers from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa have rendered sacrifices for the protection of the motherland, and have lost their lives during the War on Terror (Wot).
Among them, one brave female police officer is Alia Ahmad, who sacrificed her life in the line of duty in 2008.
Hailing from Mingora, Swat, Alia was part of the KP police force at a time when many police officers were quitting their jobs because of the fear of being targeted by terrorists.
Despite the dangerous work environment, Alia stood by her professional commitment and fulfilled the oath that she took at the time of her appointment.
On November 23, 2008, when Alia returned home from work, she was abducted by the Taliban along with her younger brother, Mukhtarul Haq.
After a day, the Taliban set her brother free but kept Alia in their captivity. Later, they mercilessly killed her and dumped her body at Mingora’s Green Chowk.
When many of her colleagues went on long leaves from work due to militancy, she refused to bow down to the extremists.
During captivity the militants repeatedly asked her to quit her job, even tried to negotiate a deal with her and promised to set her free if she agreed to leave the police force, however, she refused to give up.
