Eight ‘terrorists’ killed in Sheikhupura CTD encounter
SHEIKHUPURA: Eight suspected terrorists were killed and four of their accomplices escaped when the counter-terrorism department exchanged gunfire with them here at Sharaqpur Road early on...
May 05, 2016
SHEIKHUPURA: Eight suspected terrorists were killed and four of their accomplices escaped when the counter-terrorism department (CTD) exchanged gunfire with them here at Sharaqpur Road early on Thursday.
According to police officials, the operation was carried out by the CTD on an intelligence tipoff. Huge quantity of weapons including four Kalashnikovs, as many pistols and 6 kilograms of explosives were recovered from their possession, they added.
Maps of sensitive locations were also recovered from terrorists’ possession, said police officials who added that the search for fleeing terrorists was ongoing in the area.
