KARACHI: Two suspected militants were killed in an alleged encounter with police here on Sunday night.
Police said they had received information about the presence of militants at a roundabout in Baldia Town. When a police team reached the area, the suspects opened fire on them and tried to flee.
Police returned fire and killed two militants. One of them was identified Danish.
Karachi West SSP Irfan Baloch claimed that the militants belonged to Tehreek-i-Taliban Swat and were involved in killing policemen.
He said four militants belonging to the same group and allegedly involved in killing policemen were also shot dead in an encounter with police and Rangers in Pirabad and Site areas late on Saturday night.
Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2014