The incident took place in Khyber tribal
district when tribal police were patrolling Alam Gudar area, some 30 kilometres southwest of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, tribal administration chief Shafeerullah Khan told AFP."Six khasadar (tribal coppers) were martyred after unknown gunnies fired at their patrol vehicle," Khan said, adding that three others were maimed.
A local security official confirmed the ambush and casualties.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack.
Khyber is home to Taliban bully boyz and gunnies from krazed killer group Lashkar-e-Islam, led by local warlord Mangal Bagh.