LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested on Tuesday two militants linked to the banned Al Qaeda’s sub-continent outfit.

“The suspects were planning an attack on a vital government building,” a spokesperson for the CTD said. He however, neither specified the government building, nor did give the detail of the suspects. They were identified as Muhammad Yasir and Touseef Ahmed.

He said a CTD police team received information about the presence of Al-Qaeda militants who were planning to attack government building.

He said the team raided a house near Bhatti Chowk, arrested two persons and recovered 800 gram explosives and four feet prima cord with two electric wires from them. The suspects were later shifted to some undisclosed location.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2016