Two police officers have been killed after unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire on them in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

The attack happened late Friday in the jurisdiction of IDS Gadoon Police Station. Reports say the officers were eating at a local restaurant when two men entered the premises and shot them at close range.

 

The martyred officers have been identified as Constable Jamal Din and police van driver Zahid. Security forces and rescue teams arrived at the scene and shifted the bodies to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Topi for legal formalities.

 

Police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to catch the attackers. An investigation is currently under way.

 

Funeral prayers for the officers were held at Police Lines Shah Mansoor. Regional Police Officer Mardan Najeebur Rehman, District Police Officer Swabi Muhammad Azhar Khan, SP Investigation Iftikhar Ali, other police personnel, and the martyrs’ family members attended the ceremony.