PESHAWAR: An attack on the house of Senior Superintendent of Frontier Reserve Police, Gul Wali Khan, in Peshawar left his guard dead on Tuesday.

DSP Gulbahar Sahibzada Sajjad said three unknown motorcyclists opened fire on the main gate of Gul Wali’s residence in Gulbahar No. 4, injuring one of the guards, who was shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds during treatment.

He added the assailants fled from the spot when security personnel returned fire.

An investigation officer said the assailants used a 9mm pistol in the attack.

The attackers also managed to flee with the deceased guard’s gun, which is in contradiction with the police's claim of the repulsing of the attack by Wali's other guards.

Deputy Superintendent Police Sajjad said more security personnel have now been deployed at Wali's house, adding that a search operation has also been launched in the area to locate the attackers.

Previously on July 25, 2013, Wali was critically injured when his vehicle was attacked near Anam Sanam chowk in Gulbahar.

At the time of the July 2013 attack, Wali was also serving as deputy commandant of the FRP.

Wali’s guard and driver were also killed in that attack which was carried out by four assailants riding on two motorbikes.

BDS diffuses explosive-laden motorcycle

Meanwhile, the bomb disposal squad defused an explosive-laden motorcycle in the jurisdiction of Chamkne police station in Peshawar.

The BDS chief, AIG Shafqat Malik told Dawn.com that the bomb was remote control device weighing about seven kilograms.