Lahore, March 8 Pakistani law enforcement agencies killed four Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in the Punjab province on Sunday night.
According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police, the Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab (about 400 km from Lahore) narrowly avoided a major terrorist attack, as four militants belonging to "Fitna Al-Khawarij" (TTP) were killed in an exchange of fire with the CTD near the border village of Jotar.
"The CTD conducted an intelligence-based operation after receiving information about the presence of around 15 militants in the area, who had finalized plans to attack police checkpoints and other government installations in DG Khan. As soon as the CTD team reached the location, the militants opened fire. The CTD personnel retaliated, resulting in the killing of four terrorists," the CTD said.
It said that eleven other terrorists managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
Weapons and explosives, including rifles, ammunition, and explosive materials, were recovered from the militants.
The CTD teams have cordoned off the Jotar area and launched a search operation to arrest the fleeing militants, it said, adding that the process of identifying the killed terrorists is currently underway.
The CTD said that the militants had already completed planning for attacks on police posts and other state institutions.
