Woman among three terrorists killed in encounter in Pakistan
When ordered to surrender, the terrorists started indiscriminate firing at the police. The security forces then retaliated.
Peshawar: Three Pakistani Taliban terrorists, including a woman, were on Wednesday shot dead by police in this northwestern restive Pakistani city in an encounter that also claimed life of security personnel.
The police and officials of law enforcement agencies raided the house at a village Pind Ghakhara in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following secret information about the presence of terrorists. When ordered to surrender, the terrorists started indiscriminate firing at the police. The security forces then retaliated.
As result of encounter, three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists including a woman were killed and an official of law enforcement agency was killed and another wounded, Geo TV reported.
Security in the province has been tightened since the attack on Bacha Khan University (BKU) near provincial capital Peshawar on January 20, when Taliban militants breached the varsity complex and shot dead 21 people, including students.