Two government officials on Friday were killed and three others injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle near a toll plaza on the Indus Highway the district , the official sources said. The bodies were identified as Excise Sub-Inspector, Sajjad Al-Salam and Customs Employee, Jawad. They said both died at the spot after the attackers sprayed the vehicle with gunfire.

Three injured people were taken to a nearby hospital, they said, adding their conditions were not immediately known. The police and other law enforcement personnel cordoned off the area after the attack and launched a search operation to apprehend the assailants, who fled the scene. Funeral prayers for Sajjad Al-Salam will be held in Khushgi Bala, while Jawad will be laid to rest in Chakdara.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)