Two of the three men killed in the encounter were reportedly involved in an attempted terrorist attack on an Ahmadiyya mosque about a month ago, according to the local police.
A police spokesman confirmed that two dead terrorist, Haneef and Iftikhar, were involved in the July 11, 2015 attack on the Ahmadiyya mosque situated on College Road in Taunsa Sharif where a policeman guarding the mosque was critically injured.
A special team was constituted to arrest the militants following the attacks and the attackers were soon arrested. A cache of weapons and suicide jackets were recovered from the militants.
The spokesman said police van carrying alleged terrorists came under attack on Indus Highway resulting in a shootout with the terrorists and their accomplices.
Three of the terrorists were killed in the exchange of fire.
A policeman was also injured in the encounter, Radio Pakistan reports..
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