Two policemen killed in northwest Pakistan

At least two policemen were killed when gunmen ambushed a security check-point in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.

Four gunmen on two motor-bikes targeted the checkpoint on Ring Road in Pishtakhara area of Peshawar, capital of restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, when they were busy checking vehicles, Haroon Khan from the city's police control office told PTI over phone.

"It seems to be a targeted attack and no one took responsibility for it," Khan said.

Taliban militants frequently target the law enforcing agencies as well as civilians in the north-western region of the country where government forces are fighting the rebels.
 

Yesterday, a car bombing killed at least 18 people in Peshawar while four soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion in North Waziristan tribal district.