Policeman killed, four injured in Peshawar violence

At least one policeman was killed and four others, including a Station House Officer, were wounded in separate incidents of violence in Peshawar on Wednesday, DawnNews reported. According to police, unknown motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on two policemen deputed at a checkpost on Canal Road in University Town of the provincial capital city. The police sources added that the attackers fled from the scene after the incident, leaving behind their motorcycle. A search operation was underway in the area to find the assailants. The victims were shifted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH). In another incident, the SHO of Bhana Mari police station and two of his bodyguards were injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on their vehicle. According to police, unidentified assailants opened firing on the vehicle of SHO Hameed Khan, when he was on the way to office from home in the limit of Paharipura police station. The wounded persons were taken to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital. According to the hospital administration, the SHO was shot in the chest.