Three paramilitary soldiers shot dead in Pakistan

Some unidentified bike-borne gunmen on Wednesday ambushed a vehicle and killed three paramilitary soldiers here in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province, police said.

The vehicle carrying Frontier Constabulary personnel was heading towards Patang Chowk from Ring Road when unidentified assailants struck and opened indiscriminate fire at them, killing three personnel on the spot, senior Superintendent of Police Abbas Majeed Marwat said.

Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area to nab the culprits who managed to flee the spot. Initial investigations suggest a 9 mm pistol was used by the gunmen, police said.