LAHORE, Jan 29: Three men said to be Indian agents were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the provincial capital and other parts of the country.

City police chief Pervaiz Rathore said at a press conference that a large quantity of explosives, remote-controlled bombs, sensitive documents, maps and drawings of sensitive installations and advanced weapons had been found in their possession.

He claimed the suspects had confessed to having crossed the border at least seven times and receiving training from officials of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in New Delhi and Amritsar.

He said the suspected RAW agents had been tasked to disrupt law and order and cause destruction in different parts of Pakistan, especially in Lahore.

Mr Rathore said the accused Mohammad Fayaz alias Feja, of Mundyanwala, Burki; Mohammad Akram alias Mian Akram and Shahzad Bhatti of Mauza Ludhar, Burki, had been providing photographs of important places to RAW.

He said the terrorists had planned to target Mochi Gate and Chowburji in Lahore, Jamia Masjid, Millat Chowk in Faisalabad and some important buildings in Mansehra, Muridke and Chichawatni.

He said that during interrogation the accused had confessed to their involvement in terror attacks, including the Ferozpur Road blast of Nov 17, 2006, in which two people were killed and over two dozen injured.

He said the accused told police that they had visited India for smuggling goods and came into contact with RAW officials and started working for them.

The city police chief said the accused had provided to RAW photographs, maps and drawings of the under-construction Saryali bridge, Mochi Gate, Jamia Qudsia, Chowburji Chowk of Lahore; Azam Cheema Masjid-i-Aqsa of Bahawalpur, Jamia Masjid Millat Park Chowk of Faisalabad and important buildings and mosques in Mansehra, Muridke and Chichawatni.