KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said it gunned down two militants of a banned organisation in an encounter on Wednesday.

In-charge CTD Mazhar Mashwani said that a raid was carried out after information was received about the presence of the alleged militants in the area. The suspected terrorists were killed when they traded fire with CTD officials.

He disclosed that the two alleged militants who were killed during the exchange of fire, have been identified as Rafiq and Adnan.

Adnan allegedly belonged to the Bilal Mansoora group. The same group — according to the CTD — had fought with the Rangers for several hours in Urdu Bazaar a few years ago.

CTD said that during that encounter, three wanted terrorists were killed along with the wife and child of one of the militants.