Two cops wounded in ambush

Unknown miscreants opened fire on a motorway police vehicle near the Sangjani Interchange on M-1 near Jand village, injuring two officers.

The intensity of the gunfire set the vehicle on fire, damaging not only the vehicle but also the government-issued rifles, wireless sets, bulletproof vests, and the officers' mobile phones.

According to the police, the fire completely destroyed the vehicle, and the bullets in the rifle's magazine continued to discharge.

The police vehicle had been on its routine patrol when the gunmen opened fire from the bushes near Jand village.

The two injured officers, Sub-Inspector Ijaz and Head Constable Muhammad Ibrahim, barely managed to escape the vehicle as it caught fire. Local police in Taxila have registered a case against the unidentified assailants under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) Section 7, attempted murder (Section 324), and other relevant sections.

The attackers managed to flee the scene. According to Sub-Inspector Ijaz, they were patrolling when three armed individuals emerged from the bushes and opened fire on their vehicle.

The officers were injured, and the vehicle was completely destroyed by the fire.

The attackers caused terror and attempted to kill them, he said.