MIANWALI – The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department’s team in Mianwali’sKalabagh came under attack by a group of armed militants belonging to theoutlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday night, the CTD said.
A terrorist was gunned down during an exchange of fire with the securityforces in Mianwali’s Kalabagh area on late Thursday.
According to a statement issued by the CTD on Friday, the militants andsecurity officials exchanged fire for 20 minutes during which a terroristwas killed.
“The slain militant was an important TTP commander identified as HabiburRehman,” it said, revealing that a Kalashnikov, suicide jacket and TTPstickers were recovered from the terrorist’s possession.
The statement said that two terrorists managed to escape during theexchange of fire and a grand search operation has been launched to arrestthem.
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“A case against the attack has been registered at the CTD police station inSargodha,” the statement added.
There were no reports of any injuries to CTD personnel during the attack.
Earlier this month, a police station in Mianwali had also come under a gunattack by a group of TTP terrorists.
