Pakistan anti-terrorism official shot dead by gunman in Peshawar

Another CTD official was injured in the attack and was shifted to a hospital.

An unidentified gunman shot dead an anti-terrorism official in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported security officials told media.

An unidentified gunman shot dead an anti-terrorism official in Peshawar. (HT representative image)

Pakistani security officials said the gunman on Saturday opened fire on Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel outside the Central Jail in Peshawar, killing an inspector of the CTD.

Another CTD official was injured in the attack and was shifted to a hospital.

No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.