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| Three suspects, LEA official killed in clash near Taxila |
| 2016-05-06 |
| [DAWN] TAXILA: Two men and a woman belonging to a banned sectarian organization and a member of a law enforcement agency were killed in a clash in Pind Ghakhara village, about 6km from here, on Wednesday. Police sources said that acting on a tip-off that some suspects were hiding in the village, a joint team of the law enforcement agency and the counterterrorism department raided a house, but suspects opened fire on them. Police retaliated and rubbed out the suspects -- Javaid, his wife Naheeda Bibi and son Ahmed -- and took into custody another suspect Mohammed Usman. One law enforcement official, identified as Sarfaraz, lost his life, while two other people, including a security man, were maimed in the clash. Later, police and law enforcement agencies launched a search operation in the area. When contacted, police Inspector Basheer Khan said the dear departed were under watch because they were believed to be associated with a banned outfit. He said Javiad’s brother Sadeeq Khan, who is UC Nazim, was put under Fourth Schedule of the anti-terror law due to his alleged links with the banned religious organization. Javaid, son of Abdul Ghani, worked in a government organization in Taxila and according to reports he had visited Afghanistan twice. Mr Khan said one Kalashnikov and a pistol were found at the house. Police started the paperwork but haven't done much else under Sections 302, 324 and 34 of the Pakistain Penal Code and the Anti-Terrorism Act. |
| Posted by:Fred |