Three militants were shot dead in an encounter with Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Elum Ghar area under Pir Baba Police Station in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 31, reports Dawn. According to the CTD, the militants were coming from Elum Ghar just before Zuhar (Noon) prayers when the CTD personnel present there started chasing them. After sensing that they were being followed by CTD officials, the militants opened fire on them. The CTD personnel returned fire and as a result all the three militants were killed. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Wahab, son of Shakirullah of Bann village; Inamullah, son of Taj Mohammad of Malook Abad village; and Ihsanullah, son of Habibullah of Qambar village of Swat District. When contacted, the Pir Baba Police said the operation was conducted by the CTD Malakand division for which the Buner Elite Force and the District Police force supported it.