PESHAWAR: A policeman was martyred when unknown assailants opened fire at him in the Mattani area on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.

They said that funeral prayers for the constable Farooq Shah, a resident of Maryamzai, were offered at Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines.

Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed Ahmed, Chief Traffic Officer Dr Zahidullah, SSP Operations Farhan Khan, senior military, CTD and police officials attended the funeral.

Meanwhile, the police on Friday claimed to have killed three murder suspects, including two Afghan nationals, in an exchange of fire here.

A statement issued by the city police said that the three persons, members of what police called Nuray Gang, had killed six persons in the Jamil Chowk area on April 26, 2025.

The statement added that the gang members were present in the Akhun Baba graveyard when police raided the place. The outlaws opened fire on the police team, triggering an exchange of fire, in which they were killed.

The city police said that they recovered two pistols and a Kalashnikov from the gang members.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2026