A police officer was martyred and three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle in Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The terrorists targeted a police mobile van in DI Khan and sprayed it with bullets. Resultantly, ASI Deen Muhammad was seriously injured. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his wounds on the way.

The police party retaliated to the attack and in the ensuing gunbattle they gunned down three terrorists.

DPO DI Khan Abdur Rauf Babar Qaisrani along with reinforcements rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to hunt down the terrorists.

Reporter Sajid Baloch