PESHAWAR: Three Khawarij members of Fitna-ul-Khawarij were killed in a successful targeted operation by CTD in the Zahir Ghari area of Peshawar.
Counter-Terrorism Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CTD) Peshawar, acting on credible information, conducted a successful targeted operation against terrorists belonging to Fitna-ul-Khawarij in Taposano Bacha Cemetery, Zahir Ghari, a suburb of Peshawar, during which three most wanted terrorists were killed.
According to sources, during the operation, some of the terrorists’ associates escaped, taking advantage of the population, for whose arrest a search and strike operation is underway in the area. The process of identifying the slain terrorists has also been initiated.
According to CTD officials, two Kalashnikovs and a pistol with cartridges were recovered from the possession of the slain terrorists.
The Additional IG CTD, while paying tribute to the Counter Terrorism Department personnel for the successful operation, said that these brave personnel are playing an important role in eliminating the Fitna al-Kharij, and such brave personnel will prove to be the final nail in the coffin of terrorism.
He further said that the CTD personnel are always ready to maintain law and order and protect the publi,c and operations against terrorist elements will continue uninterrupted.
