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Three 'terrorists', including commander, killed in Peshawar operations
[DAWN] At least three alleged bad boyz were potted and four security personnel injured during intelligence-based operations in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , police and military said. A shootout took place Saturday morning in the Chamkani area of Peshawar when gunnies attacked a police party conducting an intelligence-based operation. The gunnies were holed up in an abandoned building previously used as a floor mill, police officials said. Officials told DawnNews that the operation continued for three hours and was launched on a tip off on the presence of gunnies in the area. A large number of army personnel subsequently reached at the site to support the coppers under attack. Three coppers, which included two station house officers, and one soldier received injuries during the operation. A suspected controller of the gunnies was jugged Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! , officials said, adding that some arrests were also made inside the building. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Peshawar Tahir Khan said that weapons, kaboom, detonators, footage and documents were recovered from the building during the search operation. The owner of the abandoned building will soon be interrogated, the CCPO said. He further said that the injured personnel were out of danger. Inspector General of Police Salahuddin dubbed the development a major achievement for the Peshawar police. He said that the gunnies were part of an organised network and responsible for a recent attack on a police party and murders in the area. "A high profile terrorist commander was also among those killed," the IGP said. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-25 |
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