Two wanted suspects shot dead in Lahore encounter
Two suspects allegedly involved in attacks that killed three Lahore policemen were killed in a police encounter. Police identified them as a father and son. According to police, Crime Control Department teams pursued the suspects after they allegedly attacked officers. The suspects reportedly fled in a government vehicle before abandoning it near Ravi Rayan. Police […]
Two men, a father and son duo named Fayyaz Butt and Rehan Butt, have been killed in a fire exchange in Muridke after allegedly shooting three police officials in Lahore on Thursday. The suspects had taken a family hostage during an hours-long chase from Lahore to Muridke. The initial attack took place in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area, where two policemen were killed, and one at Yateem Khana Chowk on Multan Road.
After the first attack, Rehan and his accomplices allegedly targeted policemen at the headquarters of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Multan Road and opened fire indiscriminately. Police sources say that Rehan and Fayyaz were traced to a seminary in Muridke, where they were killed during a joint operation by Lahore police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, Sheikhpura police, and Elite Force personnel.
During the exchange of fire, Tariq, a third suspect, managed to flee and is currently being sought by authorities in Bagh, Azad Jammu Kashmir.
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