CHAKWAL: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested an alleged member of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Basharat village in Chakwal district, official sources said on Monday.

The CTD identified the suspect as Abdul Rehman, an Afghan national, and said 650grams of explosives and three detonators had been seized from him.

A CTD team led by its district in-charge Inspector Masood Azhar had arrested the suspect during an intelligence-based action.

A case has been registered against the suspect and an investigation has been launched.

An official of the CTD said that they could not comment on the suspect’s plans but were certain he belonged to the TTP.

He added that the suspect was caught after the CTD’s intelligence wing recorded one of his telephonic conversations.

Published in Dawn, January 5th, 2016