Peshawar, February 18 Two government employees were killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office located along the CPEC in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday.
The attackers also fired at passenger buses traveling on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route in the Dera Ismail Khan district and set a customs vehicle on fire during the attack, causing panic in the area, police said.
The militants opened fire with automatic weapons on the Yarik police station and the customs office in the area bordering South Waziristan, resulting in the deaths of police constable Mohammad Bilal and customs official Israr Khan, a police spokesperson said.
The injured were taken to a hospital at the district headquarters.
Security personnel returned fire, prompting the assailants to flee. A search operation was launched in the surrounding area.
Earlier in the month, at least four police officers were killed when armed militants attacked a police party in Paniala's Wanda Budh area of Dera Ismail Khan district.
