[Dawn] Three people, including two alleged myrmidons and a woman passerby, were killed during exchange of fire between police and myrmidons here in Badhber area on Tuesday.The two alleged myrmidons were later identified as Saqib Ibrar and Umar Sheharyar, 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.
, and the woman passerby as Jamila Bibi.
Another passerby, Inayat Khan, also suffered injuries in the incident.
Local police said they seized two hand grenades, a kalashnikov and a pistol.
According to them, the two suspects riding a luxurious vehicle was signaled to stop at Zhangali checkpost but instead, they sped away. Later, when the vehicle reached near Badhber cop shoppe, police again tried to stop them but they shot up police resulting in exchange of fire.
Police said the firing by myrmidons caused the death a woman passerby and injury of another.
An official at the Badhber cop shoppe said during exchange of fire, the two myrmidons were killed.
He said police had registered an FIR against myrmidons and began investigation.
The official said a remote control had also been recovered from the vehicle and therefore, police suspected presence of explosives in it for which the bomb disposal unit was informed.
He, however, said no explosives except two hand grenades were found in the vehicle.