An ASI was also gunned down by unidentified assailants on Syed Hasan Road in the provincial capital on Thursday. PHOTO: AFP
Two suspected militants were killed while a constable was injured in an encounter in Hayatabad on Thursday morning.
Acting on an intelligence report, police raided a house in Phase III near Yousafzai Market where two suspected militants, Faizullah and Sanaullah, had been hiding. Police asked militants to surrender; instead they lobbed hand grenades from the roof of the house, leaving Tariq, a constable, injured. The policemen fired back in retaliation, killing them on the spot.
A police official said the house belonged to Hamidullah, a retired customs superintendent.
“We were informed the suspected terrorists had taken shelter at the house,” he said. “Faizullah was a resident of Charsadda and is believed to be Hamidullah’s son. Sanaullah was his friend and a resident of Naway Kalay.”
Police have yet to ascertain the reason why they were hiding in Hayatabad. “Further investigation into the matter will be conducted by the counter-terrorism department.”
Two suspects were also arrested from the house and were taken for interrogation.
ASI shot dead
An ASI was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Syed Hasan Road in the provincial capital on Thursday.
Shakirullah, in charge of snap-checking at Cantt Circle, was shot by three gunmen while he was on his way to work. He received seven bullet wounds and was rushed to Lady Reading Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2015.
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