According to police, the killed persons were identified as Mohammad Zahir alias Japanay alias Muzeer and Shehzad, both residents of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
. Officials said that the killed
They were killed in an encounter with police in Wazir Bagh on Wednesday night when law enforcers raided a house in the area. Four coppers were maimed and one was killed in the encounter. The killed policeman, a member of Elite Force, was identified as Fakhr Alam.
An official said that heavy contingents of police had cordoned off the entire area and exchange of fire continued till late in the night. He said that it was not confirmed that some
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
he said that police were trying to arrest suspected people in the area. He said that police faced difficulties during search operation owing to prolonged power loadshedding in the area.
The funeral prayers of the killed policeman were offered at Malik Saad Police Lines where IGP Nasir Khan Durrani told journalists that police raided the house following a tip-off about presence of
He appreciated the role of security forces and police in the war against terrorism. He said police defused two hand grenades during the shootout. He said that the recent terrorist incidents could be reaction of the military operations in Khyber and
Wazoo agencies.