Four al Qaeda militants were killed in a joint action by police and Counter Terrorism Department in Dera Ghazi Khan on Monday.
A police spokesman said that on a tip-off, police and CTD personnel carried out operation in Wador area within the limits of Gadani police station.
Exchange of fire took place between security officials and the terrorists in which four al Qaeda terrorists were killed. However, militant commander Shoaib Cheema and Hanif Muhammad managed to flee during the action.
Police said, the terrorists had entered Punjab via Balochistan and wanted to launch a major terror activity in the province. The terrorists were affiliated with al Qaeda, the police added.
The law-enforcement agencies further recovered weapons, hand grenades and explosive material from the house where terrorists were hiding.
The bodies were shifted to nearby hospital where one of the deceased terrorist was identified as Sulman Hussan alias Baloch. The suspected terrorist Salman Hassan was involved in attacks on religious places and Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital.
