Six suspected terrorists were killed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in two separate intelligence-based operations.<\/p>\n
According to two separate press releases issued by the CTD late Tuesday night, the suspected terrorists belonged to Fitna al-Khawarij \u2014 a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The first statement said the Kohat CTD received information from sources, indicating that terrorists were hatching a plot and had established a checkpoint on the Shakardara Road in an attempt to obstruct the movement of law enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n
The statement said that upon receiving the information, a Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) team reached the location, at which the \u201cterrorists opened indiscriminate fire on the CTD personnel\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the ensuing exchange of fire, three Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists were killed. Three Kalashnikovs, nine magazines and multiple rounds of ammunition from their possession,\u201d the statement said, adding that other accomplices had managed to flee the scene.<\/p>\n
A separate press release said that the Mardan CTD received information that a \u201cgroup of Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists was moving from Mohmand district into Charsadda for carrying out terrorist activities\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaking immediate action on this information, teams were deployed to arrest the terrorists by laying an ambush at Shabqadar, Charsadda,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
However, the terrorists opened fire on the CTD personnel, leading to an \u201cintense exchange of fire\u201d, the statement said. Once it was over, a search operation was conducted and three terrorists were discovered dead, it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe slain terrorists included Hayat Khan alias Hayatullah, Asim and Aminullah alias Muawiya alias Qari,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to preliminary investigations, the terrorists were wanted in multiple terrorism and targeted killing cases,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
It added that the first was a proclaimed offender and wanted in the targeted killing of religious scholar Maulana Izzatullah, while the second was allegedly involved in attacks targeting police personnel and religious leaders in Khyber district.<\/p>\n
The statement said that officials recovered three Kalashnikovs and hand grenades from the terrorists, adding that a search operation was ongoing to apprehend those who had escaped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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