THE LAKKI MARWAT – In an intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat, at least six militants connected to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were shot and killed, according to police on Thursday.
According to Lakki Marwat police spokesperson Shahid Hameed, the operation was carried out under the control of the Dadiwala police station following a tip from security officers that terrorists were preparing an attack on the Abbas police checkpoint.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department and police carried out the operation.
“As the security personnel arrived at the terrorists’ hiding place, they started shooting at the officers from several angles. According to the police spokeswoman, the police also responded in kind.
When the gunfire ceased, according to Hameed, the police examined the area and discovered the dead of six terrorists. They had “a sizable cache of loaded weapons, ammunition, and grenades,” according to the report.
Ziaullah, Safatullah, Mohibullah, and Kaleemullah were four of the terrorists who were killed. The official stated that efforts were being made to identify two more people.
He continued to explain that the police in Lakki Marwat and the CTD have issued wanted notices for the terrorists. This was due to their involvement in attacks on police.
Militants opened fire on a police van in November of last year, causing the loss of six lives, including a sub-inspector. The police van was heading to the Abbas police checkpost in Lakki Marwat.
Almost 100 people were killed and numerous others were hurt by a devastating suicide bombing that occurred in a mosque in Peshawar Police Lines last month.