Two policemen shot dead

Published November 21, 2015
Charsadda’s DPO Shafiullah Khan says it is a case of targeted killing.—AFP/File
Charsadda’s DPO Shafiullah Khan says it is a case of targeted killing.—AFP/File

CHARSADDA: Two traffic police personnel were gunned down here on Friday, officials said.

Bashir Ahmed and Naseer Ahmed were on duty at Atmanzi Bazaar when men on three motorcycles opened fire and fled.

They said the policemen suffered injuries in the head. Naseer died on the spot and Bashir succumbed to his injuries in Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital.

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Charsadda’s district police officer (DPO) Shafiullah Khan told reporters that it was a case of targeted killing. He said all personnel of Charsadda police had been provided with bullet-proof jackets, but the victim personnel had been shot in the head.

He said a search operation was under way in the area for the arrest of the killers.

Charsadda’s district nazim Fahd Riaz Khan visited the scene of the attack and asked the DPO to submit a report on the incident.

Funeral prayers for the two personnel were offered in the Charsadda police lines and later their bodies sent to their home towns.

Published in Dawn, November 21st, 2015

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