GUJRANWALA: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), on intelligence reports, carried out an operation in Aroop area in Gujranwala on Monday. The terrorists present in the area opened fire at the raiding party which was retaliated by CTD personnel as a result three terrorists were killed.
Two of the terrorists managed to escape from the scene while taking advantage of the darkness. The CTD personnel have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to apprehend them.
According to CTD spokesperson, the dead terrorists belonged to a banned outfit and were planning to carry out attacks on sensitive installation in the city.
The CTD personnel also recovered two Kalashnikovs, two pistols and hundreds of bullets from the dead terrorists. The bodies of the terrorists were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy.
