Summary Shahbaz Sahrif content with the Raiwind operation and directs arrest of the escaped terrorists.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said on Friday that the security of citizens is the foremost concern of the government, Dunya News reported.
Shahbaz Sharif addressed a conference to examine the law and order situation in Lahore on Friday morning. Present in the conference were the heads of law enforcement agencies and officials. The report of the Raiwind operation was presented in the meeting. Shahbaz Sharif, expressing satisfaction with the law enforcement agencies said that immediate operation against the militants simmered down the terrorists in Lahore. The law enforcement agencies should serach for the escaped terror suspects, directed Shahbaz Sharif. Special prayer was held for those injured in yesterday’s operation.
The security forces laid a siege to a suspected terrorist hideout in Firdous Colony on Raiwind Road a near the house of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, yesterday.The security forces have completed the operation against militants after 10 hours in Raiwind , a town in the outskirts of Lahore.
According to the state media, two militants were killed and one of them was identified in the last stage of operation when security forces entered the compound. An elite force personnel was also martyred while five others injured in the shootout in Arayian village on Raiwind Road.
For the last six months, the militants were residing in this compound which was only 2.5 km away from the residence of PM Nawaz.
Militants and security personnel exchanged fire during a search operation that started at 2AM Thursday.
The operation was conducted on a tip-off provided by the Interior Ministry regarding the presence of militants. The militants were present in a house where they traded fire when police reached the compound, one of the security officials said.
The police gave militants several warnings to surrender, he added. The official confirmed that an elite force personnel was martyred while five other security personnel were injured in the shootout and were taken to Jinnah Hospital.
The heavily armed militants also hurled grenades from inside the compound. According to security sources, the militants belonged to Al-Qaeda.
Provincial Minister Shujah Khanzada confirmed that the security forces successfully completed the operation. He said the militants had a plan to target PM Nawaz residence in Raiwind.
Huge cache of arms and suicide jackets were recovered from the compound, Khanzada added.
