Four terrorists killed by CTD in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday killed four terrorists during a targeted operation in Peshawar.

According to CTD spokesman, on an intelligence report about the terrorists, a CTD team conducted a targeted raid in the city’s Ghaziabad area.

“Seeing CTD team the terrorists opened fire on the raiding team, following which four terrorists were killed in retaliation,” the CTD p spokesman added.

The spokesman further officials said four Kalashnikovs, six grenades and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were recovered from the terrorists’ hideout.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General (IG) Sanaullah Abbasi appreciated CDT action, adding that security operations against terrorists will continue in the province.

He further said public safety will be ensured and police have made significant gains against militants in this regard, he added.

On June 2, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police had claimed to have arrest two alleged terrorists from Rawalpindi.

According to the CTD spokesman, that the accused were arrested from Fatehjang Road of the city while, the police personnel also recovered explosive material from their custody. The militants were identified as Fareed Khan and Kaleem Ullah and a case was registered against them.

“Both of them are associated with a banned organization”, the spokesman said adding that the accused were planning to carry out a terrorist attack at sensitive places in Rawalpindi.

Earlier, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) police had claimed to have arrested a suspected Daesh terrorist in Karachi during a combined operation.

According to police sources, on an intelligence report, the law enforcement agencies personnel had conducted a targeted operation and apprehended a suspected Daesh terrorist.

Police said that the alleged Daesh terrorist was identified as Sikandar Khan, who also confessed to his association with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan before 2019.

During the operation, the SIU said it recovered weapons and other material from the possession of the suspect. Police further said the suspect was arrested in several cases including incidents of terrorism in 2013.