KARACHI: Police claimed to have killed a militant belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan for his alleged involvement in over 100 criminal cases, including murder of five policemen, in an `encounter’ in Orangi Town on Thursday night.

During routine checking in Zia Colony, a police party signalled two suspects riding a motorcycle to stop but they opened fire in a bid to flee, said SSP West Azfar Mahesar. Policemen fired back, killing Hanif Swati and injuring his companion. But he managed to escape.

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Describing Hanif as a “high value target,” the SSP said that he had killed five policemen and seven civilians in the West district. His accomplices Zeeshan, Khalid and Noman had already been killed in an `encounter’.

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2015

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