Two assassins killed in Attock gun battle with CCD

Two hired assassins were killed during an encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) team in Attock, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

The police encounter took place in the Faqirabad area of Peshawar. Police said that after receiving the report about the presence of the accused, a police team rushed to the spot.

After noticing the CCD team, the accused opened fire on the police party. During the heavy exchange of fire, both accused, who were later identified as Tahir Zaman and Ejaz Afridi, died on the spot, and their other colleagues escaped from the scene.

Police sources said that both accused were running a network of assassins in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 Later, the Crime Control Department team started a search operation to apprehend the colleagues of the accused.