- The five suspects arrested in the CTD operation.
- Terrorist planned to carry out an attack in sensitive districts.
- CTD recovered suicide jackets, explosives, guns and ammunition.
LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab arrested five terrorists from Lahore belonging to banned organization.
According to the details, the suspects arrested in the CTD operation include a banned organisation commander. The arrested terrorists have been identified as Farooq Shah, Saifullah, Syed Shahzeb, Ahmed Khan and Asrar Ahmed.
The arrested terrorist had already planned to carry out an attack in sensitive districts.
The CTD officials recovered suicide jackets, explosives, guns, ammunition and literature pertaining to terror activities were recovered from the five suspects.
In the last week, 21,000 went through security checks in 504 combing operations and 153 suspected terrorists were arrested. Whereas 67 kidnapped people were also released.
Eelier on December 17, CTD Punjab arrested 12 suspects allegedly belonged to banned organizations during raids conducted in different areas of the province.
CTD Punjab has conducted operations against terrorists in various districts including Lahore.
During these operations, 12 suspected persons belonging to banned organizations have been arrested. The CTD also recovered explosives, electric switches, detonator safety fuses and weapons from the alleged terrorists.
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