Grenade event in Punjab, Rehmanikhel, Mianwali District area, Pakistan on Sat 23rd May 2026

Three terrorists were killed while six other terrorists managed to escape after the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) near Rehmanikhel in Mianwali District of Punjab on May 23, reports Dawn. A statement issued by the CTD read that it conducted an IBO to arrest the terrorists. However, the terrorists opened fire on the Police. In an exchange of fire, the terrorist killed three of their own while the remaining six escaped. The Police found rifles, three hand grenades, bullets and explosives on the slain terrorists. A search operation was underway to arrest the terrorists who had escaped, the statement said, adding that the teams had set up a blockade near Rehmanikhel. The process of identifying the slain terrorists was underway, the statement added. The terrorists who were targeted had completed their planning for carrying out major attacks on Police posts, statement added further.