Five suspected terrorists killed in Lahore operation

    Five suspected terrorists were killed in an operation in Lahore.

    The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an operation in the city on Sunday, resulting in gunfire being exchanged on the Sagian Bridge near the River Ravi.

    Three accomplices, suspected to be terrorists, fled the scene but another five were killed.

    The CTD claims a motorcycle and weapons, including a Kalashnikov and a pistol, were seized from the suspects.

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