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India-Pakistan
Dead militants were Qaeda affiliates
2015-07-01
[NATION.PK] The four Talibs, rubbed out by police and intelligence operatives in a pre-dawn operation in a Pushtun-dominated locality in the suburb of Lahore, have been identified as Al Qaeda affiliates.

Two suspects were also tossed in the clink
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
with bullet injuries.

A police constable sustained bullet wounds during the operation launched in Khan Colony near Ferozwala in Sheikhupura district in the wee hours of Monday.

Officials said the holy warriors were planning attacks on a senior politician in Lahore while a market and a sensitive building were also their targets.

The bullet-riddled bodies were moved to the morgue.

Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada told news hounds the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), Lahore police and intelligence agencies raided a house situated on Kala Shah Kaku Road on a tip-off.

One of the holy warriors detonated a boom jacket, wrapped to his chest, during the crossfire while three others were killed in the shootout, the minister confirmed.

"After initial investigations, we can confirm that they belonged to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), an offshoot of the Al-Qaeda having sanctuaries in the northwest.
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The security personnel also seized three suicide jackets, one rocket launcher, at least five automatic assault rifles and a large cache of bullets besides maps of important buildings from the scene of the crime, police sources claimed.

According to the minister, the intelligence agencies had prior information about the presence of suspected holy warriors in a house.

"As the police vehicles moved close to the site, the holy warriors opened fire on them, using heavy and automatic weapons," he disclosed.

When asked about the identities of the suspects, the minister said that two of the four holy warriors who were rubbed out during the operation belonged to North Wazoo.

Khanzada, however, did not share any details about the injured holy warriors who were arrested from the hideout.
"The security and intelligence agencies are investigating the matter.

This is a very sensitive issue and we cannot share details at this stage because of security concerns," he held.
He further said that raids are underway in different parts of the province to hunt down the accomplices of the terrorists.

A duty officer at Ferozwala cop shoppe confirmed the raid and killings.

He said they had no knowledge about the whereabouts of the holy warriors caught with bullet injuries.

The intelligence agencies had already been put on high alert since they had received secret information that Waziristan-based holy warriors had entered Lahore to launch terror strikes, officials said.

On the other hand, the police have stepped up security sweep across the provincial metropolis while snap checking has been intensified at the entry and exit points of the provincial metropolis.

"Search operations against strangers and suspected elements are underway on the orders of DIG (Operations) Haider Ashraf in Lahore.

At least 16 suspects were detained during the last 12 hours," a police spokesperson said late Monday night.

Following the Ferozwala operation which lasted more than three hours, a fresh terror alert has been sounded across the Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

province and the law-enforcement agencies have been ordered to remain on their toes.
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