Three police officers were killed and nine others injured in during an attack carried out by armed men belongs to Awami Action Committee in Dhir Kot, Azad Kashmir, Express News reported.
Armed men affiliated with the Awami Action Committee on Wednesday opened fire on police personnel, resulting in the casualties. The officers who were killed include Constable Khurshid and Constable Jameel, both from Bagh, and Constable Tahir Rafi from Muzaffarabad.
Families of the deceased and injured officers demanded that the government bring the attackers to justice and impose strict penalties.
Meanwhile, AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq invited the Awami Action Committee to enter into negotiations following violent protests in the region.
Speaking at a joint press conference in Islamabad alo