location: Toba Tek Singh
notes: On 27 Aug, during a raid in Toba-Tek Singh (Punjab), police exchanged heavy fire with TTP and Al Qaida militants. 5 civilians were killed during the battle, because a militant chose to detonate a suicide bomb rather than be captured by authorities. The police also killed an Al Qaida operative during this raid.
target_text: location: Toba Tek Singh, fatalities: 7