PESHAWAR: Four policemen were killed and two others injured when suspected Taliban militants attacked their vehicle in Mattani police precincts late on Wednesday night, police said.A senior police official asking not to be named told Daily Times that a group of 25 to 30 attackers opened fire on a police picket at around 1:30am. The attackers also shot at a police vehicle arriving at the scene, killing four policemen and injuring two others. The official said that the attackers fired nearly 500 rounds on the police party amidst slogans of ‘Allah-o-Akbar’. He added that the assailants had come from Darra Adam Khel, which borders Matani village. The dead policemen were identified as Wasil Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Hidayat Shah and Sher Afzal.
NWFP IG Sharif Virk announced recruitment in police for one son of each of the dead, Rs 500,000 and officialsÂ’ full salary to their families, one piece of land at Regi Lalma, Peshawar, free education to their children and other incentives under the Shuhada (martyrs) Package.