Taliban gunmen kill military officer in Pakistan

Gunmen shot dead a military officer in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday in a terror attack, officials said.

The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility shortly after the incident.

The military said Lt. Col. Tariq Ghafoor was killed due to firing by unknown assailants after the Friday prayer near Ring Road locality of Peshawar.

"The officer was posted in Peshawar and was undergoing post graduate studies at a government university," an army statement said. Enditem