5 policemen killed in attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a police van, killing five policemen in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Karak district when the police officials were on a routine patrol. District Police Officer



(DPO) Saud Khan said that all five police personnel in the van have been killed in the attack.

A heavy contingent of police rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area, and began collecting evidence.

A search operation to apprehend the attackers was launched.