CHARSADDA, Dec 7: A policeman and a militant were killed and three policemen were injured when a checkpost came under attack near here on Friday night. Police sources said that about 15 militants had attacked the post, some 18 kilometres north of Charsadda city, at about 1am.

They said that the checkpost had been attacked with a rocket and gunfire.

Gul Zameen was killed and constables Ziar Khan and Aziz Gul and headconstable Mutahir Shah were injured.

Police returned fire, killing a militant whose body was sent to the district headquarters hospital in Charsadda.

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