Peshawar, March 14 The Counter-Terrorism Department of the Pakistani police gunned down six terrorists during an intelligence-led operation in the restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Friday.
A spokesman for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said the operation was conducted in the Shagai area of Lakki Marwat district.
The terrorists opened fire on the CTD team as they approached their location, following which the law enforcers fired in retaliation, he said. The firing continued for an hour and ended with the killing of six terrorists, he added.
The process of identifying the slain terrorists was underway, following which action would be taken against their facilitators and associates, the spokesman said.
Four Kalashnikovs with magazines and ammunition, two 9mm pistols, eight hand grenades and an improvised explosive device were found in the possession of the terrorists.