The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Sunday claimed to have killed five terrorists in a shootout in Layyah district of Punjab.
Three suspects managed to flee during the operation that was carried out on a tip off, according to Police.
Arms, ammunition and maps were recovered from the possession of the suspects, the CTD said.
Officials source said the suspects were affiliated with banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group and were planning to carry out an act of terrorism on Sunday. Identities of the deceased were yet to be known. The bodies were being shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
