Gilgit ambush kills two policemen, injures three

The police came under attack during their routine patrol of the Tangir valley.

GILGIT: Unknown armed men ambushed a police patrol killing two officials, including a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), while injuring three others in a remote valley of Gilgit – Baltistan [G-B] late on Thursday night.

The law enforcers came under attack as they were making their routine rounds around 11 pm in district Diamer’s Tangir valley, about 250 kilometers from Gilgit.

“Deputy Superintendent Police [DSP] Attaullah and Haleem have been killed in the attack,” said Ali Sher, the deputy inspector general police on Friday.

No one had claimed responsibility for the attack till this report was filed.

“We have launched an investigation into the incident but nothing can be said with surety at this stage,” Sher said. He confirmed that the injured policemen were now stable.