LOWER DIR: Two policemen were martyred on Thursday in an explosion near their vehicle in Maidan area of Lower Dir.
According to initial reports, astation house officer (SHO) and a constable were martyred in the explosion targeting their vehicle. Two other policemen were wounded in the explosion.
The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Security officials reached the site of the blast and investigations are under way.
Caretaker prime minister Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk condemned the incident and extended condolences to the families of the martyred policemen.
Lower Dir is one of the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where bomb blasts and targeted killings were routine in 2009-10.