Seven TTP militants killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Peshawar, February 14 (PTI) Pakistan’s security forces gunned down seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including three under-trial prisoners, in the country’s restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province after the terrorists opened fire at a security squad, police said on Tuesday.

The terrorists attacked a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) team which was shifting detained militants affiliated with the outlawed group to the Bannu district of the province on Monday, a CTD official said The attack, aimed at freeing the detained prisoners, led to a gun battle in which seven terrorists, including the three prisoners, were killed while others escaped.

The official said those killed were involved in previous attacks on the security forces. They were wanted for an attack on the Bannu Cantonment police and the targeted killing of a constable.

A heavy contingent of police was deployed in the area, and a massive combing operation was launched to catch the escaped terrorists.