LAHORE: The Rangers (Punjab), Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police claim to have arrested five alleged facilitators of militants in a joint search operation in riverine areas of Mandi Bahauddin on Thursday.

The law-enforcement agencies were conducting raids under the ongoing Operation Raddul Fasaad.

According to a news release, the Rangers, CTD, district police and intelligence agencies carried out intelligence-based operations in riverine areas of Mandi Bahauddin and arrested five suspected facilitators of militants.

The law-enforcement agencies also recovered illegal weapons and ammunition during the operation. The suspects were shifted to undisclosed locations for further interrogation.

Published in Dawn, June 23rd, 2017