LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested 10 suspected terrorists linked with different banned organisations during operations in separate areas of the province.

According to the spokesman, the CTD Punjab conducted 117 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 117 suspected persons were interrogated and 10 suspected terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives and other prohibited material.

Among the arrested terrorists are Syed Agha, Muhammad Nouman, Ataur Rehman, Muhammad Osama, Siddique, Shah Nawaz, Muhammad Sufyan Serwer, Muhammad Safdar, Qasim Khan and Abdul Haq, he said and added that they belongs to the banned militant Islamic State group (Daesh), Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Al-Qaeda and 313-Brigade.

The spokesperson said the arrest of these terrorists was carried out during intelligence-based operations in Lahore, Rahim Yar Khan, Sergodha and Bahawalpur.

He said that two IED bombs, one hand grenade, three detonators, 11 feet of safety fuse wire, four banned books, 95 Pamphlets,114 stickers, one receipt book and Rs26,225 in cash have been recovered from the possession of the terrorists.

The spokesman further said that the suspected terrorists were planning to target important installations.

The CTD police have registered eight cases against the terrorists and shifted them to some unknown location.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2023