Taseer’s kidnapper, 5 militants killed

Six Taliban terrorists, including the alleged kidnapper of the son of slain governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer, have been killed in an encounter with security personnel in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Acting on a tip off, a team of Counter Terrorism Department on Saturday raided a house near Sheikhupura bypass where nine to ten members of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were hiding.

They tried to escape by using a car and two motorcycles and were chased up to a branch road where they opened fire at the cops, forcing the security personnel to retaliate, said the CTD spokesperson.

“When the shootout ended, six of the terrorists were dead and the rest had fled,” said the spokesperson.

The CTD men seized arms and ammunition, said reports.