Pakistan, April 14 -- Three cops were martyred and five others were injured on Monday after assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district, local and hospital officials said.

The police team was on its way back from Thor village after destroying poppy cultivation when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on the vehicle, Caretaker Home Minister Sajid Baig told.

As a result, three police officials were martyred and five others, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were injured, according to an incident report issued by the Chilas RHQ Hospital.

The report, said three police personnel were brought dead to the hospital, while five injured personnel were shifted to the facility's ...