KARACHI: Masked gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead on Tuesday two military policemen in Karachi. The victims’ jeep was stuck in traffic on the city’s main MA Jinnah Road when they came under attack from behind, according to officials. “The assailants stopped their car and opened fire on them near Tibet Centre in Karachi,” a police official said. Witnesses said bike-riding militants took head-shots of the two military police personnel who were sitting inside their vehicle. “One of them died on the spot whereas the other succumbed to his injuries at the hospital,” DIG South Jamil Ahmed told AFP. ”This is a very serious incident but we will track the attackers down soon.” Bodies of the personnel, who were later identified as Lans Naik Rashid and Havaldar Irshad, shifted to the PNS Shifa Hospital for post-mortem examination. Police and Rangers cordoned off the crime scene and launched investigations to arrest the suspects. Investigators are trying to obtain CCTV footage from the scene while at least three 9mm bullet casings were recovered from the spot. Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Sial took notice of the incident and directed Sindh inspector general of police to submit an inquiry report of the incident. Expressing deep sorrow over the death of two security personnel, the provincial home minister prayed for their forgiveness. “Police have rounded up at least two suspects from the crime scene,” the DIG South said, adding two terrorists opened fire on the vehicle of military police from its back. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah called Karachi Corps Commander Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar and inquired about the incident. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the firing and said “we would not be deterred by such cowardly terrorist attacks on our brave jawans. Peace and stability is the future of Karachi, which is because of the national resolve against terrorists and great sacrifices made by our Jawans”. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif paid rich tribute to the slain military police personnel, saying such terrorist acts could not shake their resolve to root out terrorism from the soil.