KARACHI: Two traffic policemen were wounded in an armed attack on M.T. Khan Road on Monday evening, police said.

They added that Sub-Inspector Omer Hayat and Assistant Sub-Inspector Juma Khan were busy checking vehicles near the Bahria Complex when armed motorcyclists fired at them and rode away.They sustained critical bullet wounds and were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre from where they were shifted to a private hospital on Stadium Road.

SSP-City Fida Hussain said that SI Hayat sustained seven bullet wounds and Juma Khan suffered four bullet wounds, respectively.

Investigators collected 16 spent bullet casings of a 9mm pistol from the crime scene.

The SSP said that the wounded were not wearing bulletproof vests when they wereattacked.

He said that the place where they came under attack was not a usual traffic spot and it appeared that they were involved in `unnecessary` checking of vehicles.

He said one attacker wore a helmet while the face of the second assailant was also covered with a piece of cloth.

The SSP said that it appeared that the attack was part of recent targeted strikes against the traffic and district policemen in the metropolis.