Two militants and a Policeman were killed and two Police officers were harmed in an encounter when a group of militants attacked a Police van in Mamo Khwar area in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 27, According to Daily Times.
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) killed three Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) militants, including a local ‘commander’, during search operation at Arkot area in Matta tehsil of Swat District. Officials said the militants had opened fire at troops that were carrying out a search operation at Arkot area.
The troops retaliated and killed three militants including local commander Akhtar, Naveedur Rehman and Rafiullah.