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In Pakistan’s Punjab province, 3 militants of the banned terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed on Friday. A statement by the Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police said that it received information about the presence of terrorists in Mianwali district, about 325 km from Lahore.
Intelligence information was received
The information given was told that these terrorists were plotting to attack police posts near Rahmani Khel Mor. Based on intelligence information, the CTD team surrounded him (terrorists) hideouts and asked to surrender, but the terrorists started firing.
Two rifles and several cartridges recovered
According to the statement, ‘Three terrorists were killed on the spot during the encounter, while their 6 companions managed to escape.’ The statement said two rifles and several cartridges have been recovered from the terrorists.
There was a conspiracy to attack police posts
The terrorists conspired to attack the police posts. A search operation has been started to catch the absconding terrorists. In November 2022, there has been an increase in terrorist incidents in Pakistan, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, after the breakdown of the ceasefire agreement between the government and the TTP.
Attack on police post of Bannu district
Meanwhile, in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the police on Thursday night thwarted the attack of more than a dozen heavy weapons militants. A police official said that the terrorists attacked the investigation post in Mandan area of Bannu district and attempted to capture it.
Search campaign to catch terrorists
According to the official, the police immediately retaliated and thwarted the attacks. A constable was injured in the attack, who has been admitted to the hospital. He said that after the attack, the police started a campaign in search of terrorists. (With language input)
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