6 militants killed in Pakistan

Six militants who were planning to attack a religious procession were killed on Thursday in a raid here, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a house in Karachi’s Sachal Goth area, senior official Rao Anwar said. During the raid, the militants started firing to which the police retaliated. The six militants were killed in the cross-fire, Anwar added. —