Three terrorists belonging to a banned organization have been killed in an encounter with police in Dera Ghazi Khan, Radio Pakistan has reported.
Two of the three men killed in the encounter were reportedly involved in an attempted terrorist attack on an Ahmadiyya mosque about a month ago, according to the local police.
A police spokesman confirmed that two dead terrorist, Haneef and Iftikhar, were involved in the July 11, 2015 attack on the Ahmadiyya mosque situated on College Road in Taunsa Sharif where a policeman guarding the mosque was critically injured.
A special team was constituted to arrest the militants following the attacks and the attackers were soon arrested. A cache of weapons and suicide jackets were recovered from the militants.
The spokesman said police van carrying alleged terrorists came under attack on Indus Highway resulting in a shootout with the terrorists and their accomplices.
Three of the terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire.
A policeman was also injured in the encounter, Radio Pakistan reports..
-- Pakistan: 2 Ahmadi mosque attackers among 3 killed in police encounter near DG Khan
Thank God the attack was thwarted but sadly three persons lost their lives including that brave police officer . Though I'm a Non-Ahmadi from Malaysia , I think the Ahmadis rights should be protected at all times and they must be allowed to practice their faith freely and in peace . So sad this type of things happened . The level of hatred towards these religious minority especially in Pakistan has again reached a sadly new low . The government should do something about this .
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