CHARSADDA: The Charsadda police seized huge cache of explosives, arms and other material meant for carrying out sabotage activities during a search operation here on Friday.

Addressing a press conference here on Friday, district police officer Shafiullah Khan said that police on a tip-off conducted raids on three locations where huge quantity of explosives and arms were dumped for terrorist activities.

He said that during a successful raid on the house of an alleged terrorist at Shahbaz Korona in Shabqdar, the police recovered explosives, detonators, prim card, rockets, walkie-talkie sets, suicide jackets, shackles, a compass and a remote controlled receiver from there. He said the explosives and weapons were dumped in the yard of the house.

Mr Shafiullah said in Ghani Qilla and Miro Kalli areas of Khwajawas, the police recovered explosives, mortar shells, an LMG machine during the search operation.

Cases were registered against the suspects and investigation started. The DPO said that the accused would be arrested soon. DSPs Saleem Riaz, Raza Mohammad, Abdur Rashid, Mohammad Izhar, and SHO Shabqadar Nasim Hayat were also present on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2014