Police on April 12 killed two terrorists of Bajaur Chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an encounter at Khat Kalay area of Talash in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Briefing the local journalists at his office, Lower Dir District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Iqbal said that both the terrorists identified as Burhanuddin and Hafeezullah alias Umar, residents of Alladand in Malakand District, were involved in the murder of a traffic police officer, Bakht Zamin, who was killed in Talash Bazaar on April 4. The DPO said that Police were informed about the presence of the two suspects at Khat Kalay. When the Police team reached the place, the accused hurled a hand grenade at a Police van which did not explode. The terrorists also fired at the Police personnel but they remained unhurt. In retaliation, both terrorists were killed on the spot. Police also recovered two pistols, six cartridges, a hand grenade, two mobile sets and a motorcycle from the militants’ possession.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on April 11 arrested six terrorists involved in the suicide attack on Takhta Baig checkpost in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports ARY News. The CTD had recovered explosives, arms and ammunition and important documents from the possession of terrorist.