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Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack CTD personnel
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Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack CTD personnel

| @indiablooms | 17 Feb 2023, 03:16 pm

Mianwali: Suspected terrorists belonging to the  outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) on Thursday exchanged fire with Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department’s team in Mianwali region of Pakistan, media reports said.

According to a statement issued by the CTD on Friday, the militants and security officials exchanged fire for 20 minutes during which a terrorist was killed, reports Dawn News.

“The slain militant was an important TTP commander identified as Habibur Rehman,” Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department said in a statement as quoted y Dawn News, revealing that a Kalashnikov, suicide jacket and TTP stickers were recovered from the terrorist’s possession.

The statement said that two terrorists managed to escape during the exchange of fire and a grand search operation has been launched to arrest them.

“A case against the attack has been registered at the CTD police station in Sargodha,” the statement added.

No CTD personnel died in the incident.

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