Two terrorists were shot dead in a shootout during a joint operation by the law-enforcement agencies in Sukkur, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Sindh and intelligence agencies jointly arrested two terrorists belonging to banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Sukkur who were seriously injured during the shootout.
Both the terrorists later succumbed to their injuries at a hospital.
A CTD spokesman has confirmed the death of both the terrorists who were identified as Wilayat Zeb son of Nooran Zeb and Shah Mehmood son of Paivand Khan.
The law-enforcement agencies seized a huge amount of arms and ammunition from the terrorists’ possession. The raid was conducted on a tip-off by intelligence agencies.