A policeman was killed today when an improvised explosive device planted near a security check point exploded here in this north-western restive Pakistani city.
The incident occurred at Budhu Samar Bagh area in Peshawar district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The policeman is said to have killed on the spot while a pedestrian was also injured in the powerful IED blast planted near a security check post, police officials said.