Robber killed during shootout with police.

TAXILA -- An alleged robber was killed during a shootout with police while an official of National Highway and Motorway Police was shot and injured by fleecing robbers in Attock district on Saturday, police sources said.

According to police sources, a team of Attock Saddar police was on snap checking in Sheenbagh area in the early hours of Saturday when three persons riding a motorcycle were signaled to stop.

On seeing the Police party, the motorcycle riders opened indiscriminate firing and fled.

Later, they again fired at the police party which was retaliated and during crossfire suspected outlaw was killed while two others fled successfully taking advantage of firing. Later the dead was identified as Mohammad Bilal.

Police have registered a case against the outlaws under section 302, 324, 186, 353 and 34 of Pakistan Penal code (PPC) and launched a search for the fleeing suspects. The body was...