ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) killed four militants during an operation in Pakistan’s eastern Dera Ghazi Khan area, the interior ministry said on Monday, lauding police personnel for their professional capabilities.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised CTD Punjab for the successful operation, with his office saying that it had been carried out against the “Fitna Al-Khawarij” or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Dera Ghazi Khan’s border area.
As per local media reports, the operation took place on Sunday.
“I pay tribute to Punjab CTD for thwarting the nefarious designs of the Khawarij terrorists,” Naqvi was quoted as saying by the interior ministry.
Pakistan’s government and military use the term Fitna Al-Khawarij to describe TTP militants, who have carried out some of the deadliest attacks against Pakistani law enforcers and civilians since 2007.
