Pakistan, Oct. 9 -- Three suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed during a joint security operation in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Friday. The operation involved the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police, according to a CTD spokesperson. Authorities also reported recovering weapons from the suspects.

The CTD spokesperson said the men were affiliated with the banned TTP Bhittani group. Officials alleged that the suspects had links to several terrorist incidents. However, the spokesperson did not provide further details about the incidents in the information released.

According to the CTD, one of the men killed was the brother of Shoaib. The department identified Shoaib as a suspected terro...