ISLAMABAD: Two policemen were killed in a firing in Peshawar, police said on Wednesday.
Police officers in the area told media that security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the wee hours of the day to arrest suspects in the Hayatabad neighbourhood.
Being surrounded by security forces, the suspects opened fire and killed two policemen on the spot, said police, adding the assailants managed to flee from the scene.
The area was cordoned off following the incident and a hunt was on to nab the assailants.
Earlier on Monday, a policeman was killed in Peshawar when unknown gunmen opened fire on him while he was returning home off duty.
