SAHIWAL: An inspector was shot dead while a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was wounded lat
e Saturday as a result of a
n encount
er between counter-terrorism department (CTD) personnel and alleged ter
rorists in Sahiwal.
Two ter
rorists were injured and four were taken into custody while two of their partners managed to flee from the scene.
The security department conducted the raid upon a tip off about the possible presence of ter
rorists in Harrapa village, Sahiwal. Ter
rorists opened indiscriminate fire on the security officials and as a result, t
he inspector Fida Hussain died and a DSP was injured.
Explosive material, weapons and ammunition were also recovered from their hideout.
The martyred inspector’s body and the injured people were shifted to the hospital for treatment.