PESHAWAR: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa arrested 567 militants during 876 targeted operations that it conducted in various parts of the province in last ten 10 months, a summary report issued by the department said Wednesday.

The report, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, reveals that the CTD either arrested or killed at least 93 proclaimed offenders (POs) carrying head-money and wanted in high-profile cases. CTD sources told DawnNews 10 of the 93 POs were killed by the CTD personnel.

The CTD personnel traced 252 militancy-related cases during the time period, said the report.

According to the report, the CTD personnel recovered four suicide jackets, 231 hand grenades, 1203 kilogrammes of explosives, 5675 detonators, seven RPG-7 launchers, 71 SMG rifles, 103 pistols and 48 rifles with different bores.

Suspects wanted in the following high-profile cases were arrested by the CTD, documents show:

Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, lies on the edge of Pakistan's tribal areas which have been labelled by Washington as the main sanctuary for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the country.

Read: Peshawar blasts: a timeline

The city has seen frequent attacks by militants in the past few years, with targets ranging from civilians to policemen and other law enforcement personnel

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