SHEIKHUPURA: The Counter Terrorism Department claimed to have killed six suspected terrorists during an encounter on Faisalabad Bypass Road late on Friday night.
According to CTD Sheikhupura sources, the CTD Lahore Friday arrested two terrorists identified as Saadullah Khan and Jahanzeb Khan – allegedly involved in Gulshan Iqbal Park Lahore suicide blast. As per the details, the CTD Lahore team was taking the arrested terrorists to Kot Pindi Daas to arrest other terrorists when their alleged accomplices attacked the team and got released Saadullah Khan and Jahanzeb Khan.
The incident led to a cross firing between police party and suspected terrorists. Resultantly, six terrorists were killed while three others managed to escape.
The CTD also recovered three motorcycles, kalashnikovs, pistol, bullets and a huge cache of explosives and hand grenades from them.
