A late-night attack on a police checkpoint in Peshawar’s Regi Model Town district killed nearly two police officers and badly injured several more, according to ARY News on Thursday.
According to officials, at midnight, a group of terrorists opened fire on a police position at the entrance to Regi Model Town.
A spokesman for the Peshawar police said, “Two constables Wajid and Farman were martyred while two others sustained injuries in the terrorist attack.”
The injured officers were identified as Constables Sayar and Feroze. According to ARY News, he also stated that Assistant Sub-Inspector Noor Ul Haq and constables Feroz, Wajid, Siyar, and Farman were on duty when the checkpoint was attacked.
The injured were taken to the hospital, where two of them died from their injuries. Following the incident, a big police detachment went to the scene, and a search operation was initiated in the surrounding area, according to ARY News.
