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| Four Pakistani policemen gunned down Islamabad |
| 2003-03-31 |
| At least four policemen were killed in an encounter with an absconder in the eastern Punjab province on Sunday, a senior police officer said. A police party raided a house in the town of Wazirabad to arrest a wanted man Mohammad Ishtiaq but the accused opened fire on the police, deputy inspector general police Malik Mohammad Iqbal said. Four policemen, including local police station head and his deputy, were killed in the encounter and the accused succeeded to flee after the shooting. Iqbal said the police have launched a vigorous drive to arrest the accused. Police said Ishtiaq is wanted in seven murder cases. He sounds very devout... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |