PESHWAR: The residence of an Afghan diplomat on the Syed Jamaluddin Afghani Road came under fire on Friday.
A police official told Dawn that the assailants opened fire on the house at around 2.20am. He said there was no casualty.
He identified the diplomat as Humayun Yousufzai, First Secretary at the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Peshawar.
A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated.
There was no claim of responsibility.
Peshawar Cantonment Circle Superintendent of Police Kashif Zulfiqar told Dawn that the attackers had used sub-machine guns.
“They fired a burst of about 30 rounds which hit the house’s outer wall and the main gate,” Mr Zulfiqar said.
He said that apparently there were two attackers on a motorcycle.
“Probably one of them was driving the bike and the other opened fire,” he said.
He said the diplomat had not received any threat. Afghan Consulate General officials were not available for comments.http://www.dawn.com/news/1233345/afghan-diplomats-residence-attacked-in-peshawar
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