ISLAMABAD, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen, including a station house officer, were killed Thursday when armed men attacked a police party in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The attack took place in the New Karpa area of Karak district, where armed men opened fire on the police team, killing Daud Khan, station house officer of Banda Daud Shah police station, and police gunman Farhad, according to a police statement.
Police and security forces launched a search operation in the area, setting up checkpoints and cordoning off escape routes to track down the attackers, it said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. ■