Grenade event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dadiwala Police Station in Lakki Marwat District area, Pakistan on Thu 23rd February 2023

Six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists were killed by the Counter-Terrorism Department and Police in a joint intelligence-based operation under Dadiwala Police Station in Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on February 23, reports Dawn. In a statement issued, Lakki Marwat Police spokesperson Shahid Hameed said that the operation was conducted in the jurisdiction of the Dadiwala Police Station after security personnel got a tip-off that terrorists were planning an attack on the Abbas police checkpost. ÒWhen the security teams reached the terroristsÕ hideout, they opened fire at police officials from multiple directions. The police retaliated as well,Ó he said. Hameed said that when the firing stopped, the Police searched the site and found the bodies of six terrorists. A cache of arms, ammunition and grenades were recovered from the possession of slain terrorists. Four of the slain terrorists were identified as Ziaullah, Safatullah, Mohibullah and Kaleemullah. The identification of two others was underway, the official said.