1,225 IBOs in 2022 by Punjab CTD 'helped curb terrorism'
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Punjab CTD conducts 1,225 IBOs in 2022
LAHORE (Web Desk) – The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday released the annual performance report of 2022.
According to the spokesman, the anti-terrorism watchdog has prepared an annual report by compiling the performance of the department during the year 2022. The CTD has attained important achievements for the eradication of terrorism while maintaining its previous traditions, he said and added that to prevent and end terrorism, all technical and human resources were adopted.
The spokesperson said in the year 2022, the operation wing of CTD Punjab added 105 suspicious persons and 354 seminaries in the Fourth Schedule list, apart from this, 1,225 Intelligence-Based Operations (IBO) were conducted across Punjab, in which 244 suspects were arrested, 197 cases were registered and 782 recoveries were made.
He said the Punjab CTD’s investigation wing has registered 205 cases against suspects involved in terrorism, while 246 terrorists were arrested, out of which 183 persons were challaned and also investigations are in progress for trial in 22 cases.
The spokesman further stated that the Punjab CTD recovered a huge amount of explosives last year-a total of 64.36 kg of explosives, 48 hand grenades - 253 detonators, 7 batteries and 215 meters of prima cord , 3 SMGs, 40 pistols, 324 Bullets, 03 magazines were recovered from the possession of terrorists, adding that Punjab CTD arrested 20 proclaimed offenders, three proclaimed offenders included in Red Book were also killed in police encounter, 13 suspects involved in head money cases were traced, While 16 cases of head money were completed, red notices were issued to six accused and investigations were started to issue red notices to seven more accused.
On January 20, 2022, Punjab CTD arrested the accused Abdul Razzaq and Sanaullah, who were involved in the Anarkali bomb blast, (who were later killed in a police encounter when they resisted during the recovery of the explosives from them), the spokesman claimed. He said that main accused Peter Parul and his accomplices Ziaullah, Eid Gul, Ayesha and Sajid involved in the bomb blast in Johar Town E-Block were also arrested through modern investigation and brought them to justice. Three innocent people were killed while 22 were injured in this blast, he added. He said that last year, Punjab CTD conducted an operation in Province Balochistan, on a tip-off to arrest the most wanted proclaimed offenders including Mr Uzair Akbar and Naveed Akhtar.
In the year 2022, the Technical Wing of Counter Terrorism Department Punjab recommended Pakistan Telecommunication to block 123,291 websites involved in cybercrime, of which 74,230 websites were blocked by PTA, he said and added that PTA requested to investigate 3,831 social media cases, out of which 2529 cases were successfully investigated.
In addition, 111 cases were registered, 114 accused were arrested while 70 accused were found to be involved in cybercrime, spokesman concluded.
