PESHAWAR, May 31: A police informer was killed in a roadside bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar on Friday.

An official of the Badbher police station said Najib of Lodhikhel Mohallah was critically injured after his motorcycle hit an improvised explosive device in Mashogagar village causing a blast. He said the motorcyclist died on the way to Lady Reading Hospital.

The official said the IED planted under a drainpipe was detonated by remote control.

He said the blast’s victim had strong links with police and worked as their informer.

The official said police searched the area for miscreants after the blast, but to no avail.

He said the area was very close to Khyber Agency and the people traveled between them without restriction but after the blast, police were checking the people coming in from the tribal area. The official said unidentified miscreants had been booked for the blast and efforts were underway for their arrest.

OUTLAWS HELD: Police have arrested 297 outlaws and seized unlicensed arms during the last three days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In a statement issued here, police said the arrests have been made during the ongoing crackdown on crime in the province. They said the crackdown would continue until the targets were achieved.

The police said the people arrested during the last three days included 171 proclaimed offenders, 118 criminals and eight suspects, while among the seized arms were 55 kalashnikovs, seven kalakoves, 66 rifles or shotguns, 92 pistols, 6,878 cartridges and 14 chargers. — Bureau Report