A policeman was killed and another injured on Saturday morning in a blast at a police check-post in Tehsil Shabqadar of Charsadda.

Shabqadar is just a few kilometres away from Mohmand Agency.

According to police, a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police check-post in Handupul area of Shabqadar that killed Head Constable Ayaz and injured Sipahi Fazalur Rahim who was shifted to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital for treatment.

Security forces reached the spot soon after the incident and started investigation while Mohmand Agency Highway was closed for traffic.