Judge, 3 family members killed by gunmen in Pakistan

An anti-terrorism court judge, his wife and two children were killed as some unknown gunmen sprayed bullets at his vehicle in Swabi district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, reported Xinhua, quoting police sources.

The judge was on his way to the national capital Islamabad when the militants ambushed him and killed him with his family members near an interchange at the motorway, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Two policemen including the judge's driver were wounded in the attack, the sources added.

"The judge, his 10-year-old son, wife and six-year-old daughter were killed right at the spot, and the policemen are also in a very critical condition," the sources said.

The attackers fled the scene before police arrived. No group or individual has claimed the attack yet.