MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel killed three terrorists in a shootout in Mardan district on Saturday.
According to the police, a joint operation of the police and CTD was carried out in limits of the Jabar police station in Sawaldher area in Katlang tehsil of Mardan.
The terrorists opened fire when security forces arrived in the area. In the exchange of fire between the security personnel and the terrorists, three terrorists were killed. Unfortunately, a passer-by also died in the gun battle, which lasted for several hours.
The police shifted the four bodies to Hospital. They further stated that the passer-by killed in firing identified as Jawad Khan, resident of the Upper Dir.
The police have said that the security forces will continue the search operation in the area until all terrorists are eliminated.
