Senior Frontier Reserve Police official injured in Peshawar attack

Unknown gunmen on motorbikes Thursday ambushed the Deputy Commandant (DC) of Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) Gul Wali in Peshawar's Gulbahar area, injuring him and killing his bodyguard and driver. “The deputy commander of Frontier Reserve Police Gul Wali Khan was going to his office from home when four people on two motorbikes lay in wait on both sides of the road,” police official Imran Shahid said. “They opened fire on his vehicle. His bodyguard and his driver have been killed,” Shahid told AFP. Wali was shifted to Lady Reading Hospital in an injured state where doctors declared him out of danger, according to DawnNews sources. Meanwhile, security forces reached the site of incident and investigations went underway to apprehend those responsible for the attack. Peshawar is the gateway to Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region where troops have for years been locked in deadly battles with insurgents. There was no immediate claim of responsibility after today’s attack, but outlawed militant organisation Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has frequently targeted police and security forces with bomb and gun attacks during the five-year insurgency.