The police have cordoned off the area and started the investigation.
Peshawar, April 23
A policeman deployed to guard a Sikh medical practitioner was shot dead on Tuesday by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.
The victim, identified as 45-year-old constable Farhad, was on security duty of herbal medical practitioner Baba Surjeet Singh in Dheri Baghbanan - a suburban locality of Peshawar district.
Farhad was sitting on a chair outside the shop when unidentified gunmen opened fire at him, killing him on the spot, police said.
The police have cordoned off the area and started the investigation.
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