Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says security forces, police and CTD are achieving significant successes in the fight against terrorism.
Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) killed five terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in a border area near Attock. The department had received credible information that terrorists present in the area had finalized plans to carry out attacks in different parts of Punjab, a CTD spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Giving more details about the operation, he said a raid was carried out at the reported hideout, during which the suspects opened fire on law enforcement officers, leading to an exchange of gunfire. As a result, all five terrorists were killed, he added.
The spokesman said the slain terrorists were affiliated with “Fitna al-Khawarij“. The state uses the term. Fitna al-Khawarij to refer to terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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“A suicide vest, three machine guns, two hand grenades and ammunition were recovered from their possession,” the spokesperson said, adding that identification of the terrorists is being carried out and a search operation has been launched in the surrounding areas. He also urged citizens to report suspicious activities to the CTD helpline.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hailed the successful operation carried out by the CTD in Attock district against terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij.
The prime minister praised the CTD for eliminating five terrorists during the operation. “The security forces, police and CTD are achieving significant successes in the fight against terrorism,” the prime minister said in a statement. “We are firmly committed to the complete eradication of all forms of terrorism from the country,” he added.
