CTD kills two militants in Mardan gunfight

CTD kills two militants in Mardan gunfight

PESHAWAR: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Mardan on Thursday night, officials said. The incident occurred when the CTD’s SWAT team was conducting a “targeted operation” in the Kanda Pul area of Mardan district and tried to stop two men on a motorcycle, a statement by the department said. The suspects opened fire on the officers, who “narrowly escaped” harm, prompting the team to return fire,…