Taseer’s kidnapper among six killed

ISLAMABAD: Six terrorists, including one who was allegedly involved in kidnapping the son of assassinated governor Salmaan Taseer, were killed during an exchange

ISLAMABAD: Six terrorists, including one who was allegedly involved in kidnapping the son of assassinated governor Salmaan Taseer, were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces, police in Pakistan’s Punjab province said on Monday.

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Shahbaz Taseer, the son of the slain Punjab governor, however, rebutted the police claim and said none of his abductors had been killed.

The terrorists were killed during a gun battle with personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) at Sheikhupura on Sunday. According to the media, personnel from intelligence agencies and CTD conducted a raid after getting a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area.