At least 11 Pakistani policemen killed in ambush by suspected robbers

Police convoy attacked by gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades in Punjab province in area known to have criminal hideouts.

Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades have ambushed a police convoy in eastern Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing at least 11 officers and wounding seven, authorities say.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Rahim Yar Khan district’s Kacha town on Thursday.

The officers were ambushed while on patrol in a deserted area in search of…