Nowshera: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and security forces killed four terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to a statement issued by the CTD late on Friday, the terrorists were killed in retaliatory action when they fired indiscriminately at the raiding teams.
Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from their possession.
The slain terrorists have been identified as Muhammad Shahzeb, Muhammad Adil, Latif Khan and Zahidullah. Three of them were from Peshawar while one belonged to Afghanistan.
Terrorists were involved in target killings, attacks on police and security forces and blasts on police stations and police mobiles in Charsadda, Mardan and Peshawar.
The official statement said that the raid team of CTD Mardan region received information that a group of terrorists was planning a major operation in Jaruba area of Nowshera district.
Acting on a tip-off, CTD teams launched operations in the area and four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with the militants.
The statement added that the search operation in the area is still ongoing.
