...mindless ferocity in a turban...
Pakistain (TTP) in an encounter in Khanewal.
A spokesperson claimed that the Multan
...Home of the Multan Sultans...CTD got a tip-off that members of a group involved in heinous terrorist activities, including attack on law-enforcement agencies (LEAs), were present in the vicinity of Chak 40/10-R in Khanewal.
He said the suspected
Acting on the information, he said, a CTD team reached the spot and tried to arrest the suspected terrorists.
The spokesperson said that on seeing the personnel, the suspects opened indiscriminate fire on them. The CTD team, taking cover, retaliated the fire in self defense, using modern operational techniques, he said, adding that the crossfire continued for 15-20 minutes.
As the firing stopped, the CTD team searched the area and found a suspected terrorist, identified as Irfanullah Afridi, a resident of Kurram district, lying dead, while two to three other unknown suspects managed to escape, taking an advantage of darkness.
He said a case was registered against the suspects at the Multan CTD cop shoppe, and investigation was launched.
The CTD team also recovered one Kalashnikov, two hand grenades, 11 bullets with a magazine and a flag of the banned TTP from the spot.
| Afghan Digest adds: |
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....
on Thursday near Khanewal. Irganullah Afridi (from Kurram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province) was killed after police surrounded his hideout. 2 other suspected TTP turbans expeditiously departed at a goodly pace.