BAHAWALPUR: The CTD claimed to have arrested a terror suspect on Tuesday.

According to a CTD spokesman, a team raided a house near Karachi Morr and arrested Muhammad Yaseen, a resident of Bhakkar. He was affiliated with the banned outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ).

The spokesman claimed the suspect was planning a terrorist activity at some Imambargah in the city. On a tip-off, the CTD arrested him and recovered 1.7kg explosives, a detonator, ball bearings and other articles used in an improvised explosive device from his possession. The suspect has been shifted to an unknown place for investigation.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2016

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