KARACHI: Five suspected Daesh terrorists were killed in a police encounterin Karachi’s Ayub Goth on Saturday.
A police party — led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar —was raiding a house near the Super Highway when terrorists present in thebuilding opened fire, the police said.
The police party returned fire in defence, killing five of the terrorists.
According to Rao Anwar, the terrorists were former members ofAl-Qaeda inthe Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and had later joined Daesh.
“One of the terrorists has been identified as Qari Habib alias Abdul SalamBurmi,” SSP Malir stated.
The area was cordoned off and a search operation launched as moreterrorists are suspected to be present in the vicinity.