Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Four policemen, including two officials, were martyred and two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district on Thursday, police said.

A statement by the KP police said law enforcers had initiated a search and strike operation in the Charpara area at noon, where terrorists had set up a blockade on Wednesday night.

The operation was led by Banda Daud Shah and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) deputy superintendents of police (DSP), in which bomb disposal unit (BDU) personnel, a drone team, Rescue 15 personnel and Rapid Response Force personnel also participated, the statement said. "During the operation, the law enforcers raided the hideout of a terrorist commander, Qaiser ...