CTD officials gun down 2 alleged militants in Sukkur

The militants were affiliated with a banned organisation, CTD confirms

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  • Two suspected militants gunned down in Sukkur's Patni area
  • CTD says militants belonged to banned organisation
  • Two pistols and a bag recovered from the terrorists, says CTD


SUKKUR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday morning gunned down two alleged militants in the city's Patni area.

CTD In-charge Mazhar Mashwani said that two militants — who were injured following a gunbattle — were arrested and shifted to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

He said that CTD officials recovered two pistols and a bag from the militants, who were members of a banned organisation.

The names of the militants are Wilayat Zaib and Shah Mahmood, confirmed the CTD.