CTD seizes suicide jacket, three hand grenades, six SMGs, 200 bullets, explosive materials
LAHORE:
Six terrorists were killed by gunfire from their own accomplices while eight others escaped during a Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) operation in Mianwali on Friday, officials said.
According to the CTD, they had received intelligence that terrorists were present near the Chapri Dam in the Chapri area, who were planning to attack the police and other security agencies.
During the operation, the terrorists opened fire on the CTD team. In the exchange of fire, six terrorists were killed by their own personnel’s fire, while eight escaped. The CTD recovered 1 suicide jacket, 3 hand grenades, 6 SMGs, 200 bullets and other explosive material from the terrorists, the spokesman added.
Search operations are on to nab the escaped terrorists. CTD teams have cordoned off the Chapri area and identification of the slain terrorists is underway.
The spokesman further said that the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department is diligently pursuing its objective of a secure Punjab and is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism.
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In December last year, Police Inspector Dr. Usman Anwar a high security alert across Punjab and ordered immediate launch of sweeping and combing operations in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and other districts across the province.
IG Punjab ordered profiling and data verification of all persons entering the province from other regions. He had said that monitoring of all banned organisations, including the TLP, must continue regularly and door-knocking campaigns should be intensified to trace potential militants and abusers.
A total of 100 people were murdered in Mianwali district during 2025, down from 120 reported killings in 2024, while in previous years the figure had reached as high as 149.
The killings included incidents stemming from personal enmity, minor disputes and so-called honor killings. Officials said the decline indicated an improvement in law and order in the district.
