ISLAMABAD: Two policemen were killed in an attack in the Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late on Monday, police and rescue teams said.
The incident happened in a busy market area of the district, where two unknown gunmen riding on a motorbike, shot the policemen dead and fled the scene, the police said.
The two victims were associated with the traffic police department and were performing their duty on a road adjacent to the marketplace when they were attacked.
The police termed the attack an incident of targeted killing, saying that an investigation into it is underway.
A search operation has also been kicked off in the area to nab the on-the-run militants.
No group or individual has claimed the attack.
