Sheikhupura, Sept. 30 -- At least ten suspected robbers were killed in five encounters by the Crime Control Department across the Punjab province of Pakistan, ARY News reported.

The first encounter took place near the Karto shop on the Muridke-Narowal Road in Sheikhupura, where a robber gang was reportedly looting a passerby, following which the CCD team responded to the incident and engaged in a shootout, which resulted in the death of five suspects.

According to ARY News, the police said that the robber gang was involved in several cases of robbery, murder, and kidnapping. The gang was also involved in the murder of a woman.

The second encounter was reported by Basti Chhaju Shah, Shujabad, where an alleged robber was shot dead by the...