SHEIKHUPURA: Three dacoits were killed and two other managed to flee after an alleged encounter in Sheikhupura late on Monday night.
Police said they received a call at 15 that five robbers were looting a passenger bus, travelling from Sialkot to Lahore. The law enforcers besieged the dacoits, present in the bus, at Naiyanwala Farm near Kala Shah Kaku, which triggered a shootout.
In exchange of fire, three dacoits were killed and two others managed to escape.
Police have cordoned off the area and launched search operation.
-
Security forces gun down 30 terrorists in multiple IBOs in KP: ISPR -
MQM-P calls for new province in Sindh -
US report validates Pakistan military edge over India: PM -
Banned TTP poses serious threat to Pakistan security: UNSC panel -
CM Afridi clarifies remarks on by-poll after ECP requests army deployment -
Dubai sees 3.2m Pakistani passengers in 2025 as airport sets new milestone -
Security forces kill 23 Indian proxy terrorists in KP's Kurram -
Pakistan to construct island to boost oil exploration: report