Two suspects were killed in an encounter between the C Crime Control Department (CCD) Cantonment and the outlaws in the Barki area of Lahore on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Sources told the 24News TV channel that the CCD personnel signaled four people sitting on a bike to stop.
But the men, instead of stopping, opened fire at the personnel, they said, adding that two suspects, namely Adeel and Imtiaz, were killed in an exchange of fire that ensued.
Sources informed that the slain persons were involved in several robberies.
The bodies were shifted to a mortuary while the hunt was launched for the arrest of their accomplices, who managed to flee during the encounter.
Reporter: Abid Chaudhry