BUNER: Police mobile party comes under indiscriminate firing from the armedmilitants.

The armed militants opened indiscriminate firing on night patrolling partyof Pir Baba Police at Balokhan village on night between Thursday andFriday, in a result constable Zahirullah was received bullet injury.

He was shifted to DHQ hospital Daggar from where he referred to Peshawarfor better health care facilities, District police spokesperson confirmed.

Police spokesman told media that the police party was on routine patrollingin the area when it came under firing from armed militants.

The police party quickly responded with heavy gunshots but the militantsescaped by taking advantage of dark and thick forests, police spokesmanadded. District police forces were dashed to cordon off the area andstarted search and strike operation.

The Commander Malakand Task Force Brigadier AamirRashed and district policeofficer Suhail Khalid with forces visited the site and supervise operationagainst absconding militants, police spokesman asserted.

The army and police officers asked local people for keeping vigilant eyeson movements of militants and inform police timely for timely actionagainst them.

They assured locals that police and army personnel were chasing armedmilitants and soon the militants will have to leave this area or to facelaw enforcement agencies.