Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), gunned down four terrorism suspects in an intelligence-based operation (IBO).
“The CTD conducted an operation on a report about terrorists’ crossing the Afghanistan border into Pakistan,” the CTD police said in a statement.
“The terrorists, while seeing the team of law enforcement officials, opened fire,” according to the statement. “In counter-firing, four terrorists were killed, including Mohammad Dawood-a local commander of Da’ish,” CTD stated.
“Other two terrorists killed in the encounter have been identified as Abdullah and Mohammad Laiq, while the fourth man killed in the gun battle is yet to be identified,” CTD stated.
“Two hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs’, six magazines and two pistols were also recovered from the slain terrorists,” according to the statement. “Moreover, dozens of cartridges, NICs, Pakistani currency and other things were recovered from them.” Spokesperson said.