LAHORE: An armed clash between security forces and suspected militants during a search operation early Thursday in a compound situated in Lahore’s Raiwind Road area killed seven suspected militants while one elite force man was also killed and five others had been injured, Punjab Minister for Anti-Terrorism Col. (retd) Shuja Khanzada said.
Speaking to media representatives, Khanzada said that the exact figure of militants present the area could not be established and several of them appeared to have fled.
He said security forces wanted to apprehend the militants alive, adding that terrorism could not be eliminated in a single day.
