Dunya News - Raiwand Operation: Case registered against the terrorists
Case registered for Raiwand operation against terror suspects.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The City Raiwand Police has registered a case under charges of encounter and terrorism, against unidentified militants ambushed in a house, few kilometers from the family home of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, Dunya News reported. The police force is searching for the two escaped terror suspects.
The security forces laid a siege to a suspected terrorist hideout in Firdous Colony on Raiwand Road a near the house of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, yesterday.The security forces have completed the operation against militants after 10 hours in Raiwind , a town in the outskirts of Lahore.
According to the state media, two militants were killed and one of them was identified in the last stage of operation when security forces entered the compound. An elite force personnel was also martyred while five others injured in the shootout in Arayian village on Raiwind Road.
For the last six months, the militants were residing in this compound which was only 2.5 km away from the residence of PM Nawaz.
Militants and security personnel exchanged fire during a search operation that started at 2AM Thursday.
The operation was conducted on a tip-off provided by the Interior Ministry regarding the presence of militants. The militants were present in a house where they traded fire when police reached the compound, one of the security officials said.
The police gave militants several warnings to surrender, he added. The official confirmed that an elite force personnel was martyred while five other security personnel were injured in the shootout and were taken to Jinnah Hospital.
The heavily armed militants also hurled grenades from inside the compound. According to security sources, the militants belonged to Al-Qaeda.
Provincial Minister Shujah Khanzada confirmed that the security forces successfully completed the operation. He said the militants had a plan to target PM Nawaz residence in Raiwind.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The City Raiwand Police has registered a case under charges of encounter and terrorism, against unidentified militants ambushed in a house, few kilometers from the family home of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, Dunya News reported. The police force is searching for the two escaped terror suspects.
The security forces laid a siege to a suspected terrorist hideout in Firdous Colony on Raiwand Road a near the house of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, yesterday.The security forces have completed the operation against militants after 10 hours in Raiwind , a town in the outskirts of Lahore.
According to the state media, two militants were killed and one of them was identified in the last stage of operation when security forces entered the compound. An elite force personnel was also martyred while five others injured in the shootout in Arayian village on Raiwind Road.
For the last six months, the militants were residing in this compound which was only 2.5 km away from the residence of PM Nawaz.
Militants and security personnel exchanged fire during a search operation that started at 2AM Thursday.
The operation was conducted on a tip-off provided by the Interior Ministry regarding the presence of militants. The militants were present in a house where they traded fire when police reached the compound, one of the security officials said.
The police gave militants several warnings to surrender, he added. The official confirmed that an elite force personnel was martyred while five other security personnel were injured in the shootout and were taken to Jinnah Hospital.
The heavily armed militants also hurled grenades from inside the compound. According to security sources, the militants belonged to Al-Qaeda.
Provincial Minister Shujah Khanzada confirmed that the security forces successfully completed the operation. He said the militants had a plan to target PM Nawaz residence in Raiwind.