Pakistan: Three cops shot dead in Peshawar
Mardan: Three policemen, including an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), dring separate incidents in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday.
A policeman murdered his two colleagues performing duty at the Douranpur quarantine centre falling in the limits of Shah Pur police station, reports Dawn News.
An official identified the slain policemen as Sub-Inspector Gul Rehman and Hawaldar Imran, the Pakistani newspaper reported.
The suspected killer was identified as Abbas.
He has been arrested.
The official told Dawn News that apparently the incident took place over some petty dispute.
In the second incident, unknown assailants shot dead a CTD official identified as Safdar near the Motorway in the limits of the Chamkani police station, reports the Pakistani newspaper.
A police official told Dawn that the slain had no enmity with anyone, adding that the police had registered FIR against unknown attackers.
An investigation into the incident is currently going on.
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