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CTD killed 3 terrorist in encounter

Lahore : CTD Team Sheikhupura got a reliable source information (from a joint source of CTD & IB) that 03 notorious terrorists of LeJ namely Rizwan @ Asif Chotoo, Dr. Shakirullah @ Ali Sufian and Noorul Amin along with their 3/4 unknown accomplices were present in Sheikhupura. They had been preparing to launch an attack on staff & offices of a sensitive agency in Lahore. For this they were coming on 04 motorcycles from Farooqabad towards Sheikhupura for onward journey to Lahore.

On getting this info, the CTD Team put up Nakabandi at Railway Phatak Sheikhupura at about 10:30 pm tonight. 

Police party announced to terrorists to surrender. Instead, they turned towards Cattle Market on Bypass where they took positions. There, the terrorists started indiscriminate firing on police party who were chasing them. The police party took precautions & tried to protect themselves. When the firing stopped, police party found 04 terrorists dead while 3 terrorists succeeded in fleeing from scene taking benefit of darkness. 

03 dead terrorists were identified as Rizwan @ Asif Chotoo, Dr. Shakir @ Ali Sufian and Noorul Amin. One dead terrorist is yet to be identified.

Recoveries from terrorists include 02 Kalashnikovs, 02 pistols, 03 kg explosives, prima cord, live bullets, etc.

Investigation has been launched for arrest of fleeing terrorists.

Profile of dead terrorists: Rizwan @ Asif Chotoo belonged to district Muzaffargarh. He was now heading Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. He was directly involved in killing more than 100 citizens of Pakistan in Punjab, Sindh, KPK & Balochistan. Indirectly, he was involved in killing of more than 200 citizens. He remained in prison from 2005 to 2012. In 2012 he was released on bail & after bail he became a Proclaimed Offender. He killed dozens of people even after release from prison. There was 30 lac Head money on his head.

Dr. Shakir @ Ali Sufian: He belonged to KPK. He was LeJ Ameer of KPK. He had killed more than 50 people in KPK & Punjab.

Noor ul Amin: He belonged to KPK. He had killed more than 20 people including Police Inspector Raja Saqlain of Rawalpindi. There was a Head money of 10 lac rupees on his head.

Big chapters of terrorism/ target killings have been closed today. These terrorists were merciless killing machines. Among themselves, these 03 terrorists had killed hundreds of citizens of Pakistan in cold blood.

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