Cop martyred as fleeing suspect runs him over in Karachi.

KARACHI -- A suspected drug peddler, whom police did not name, allegedly killed a policeman in an attempt to flee during a police raid early on Monday morning.

Police claimed to have arrested him later from Clifton along with an accomplice.

On a tip-off, police conducted a raid near a petrol pump in Tauheed Commercial area. During the action, the wanted suspect tried to escape in a vehicle and hit police constable Mir Mohammad Memon with the vehicle in the attempt.

South SSP Zubair Nazeer said the police had conducted the raid to arrest the 'notorious' peddler. While fleeing, the suspect ran over...