Overview
- CTD SWAT teams and Bannu police launched the raid after credible intelligence on a militant hideout linked to the state-designated ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’.
- The suspects, identified as Fazlullah and Safeer Rehman, were killed after more than 30 minutes of crossfire, according to officials.
- Two additional suspects escaped under cover of darkness, and a manhunt is underway to locate the fugitives.
- Recovered items included a Kalashnikov with magazines, a 9mm pistol, two hand grenades, mobile phones, and an identification card tied to the banned outfit.
- Provincial police leaders praised the operation, and in a separate case Dera Ismail Khan police recovered the body of abducted SHO Abid with investigations ongoing.