CTD arrests six terrorists in latest swoop
Crime
The operations were conducted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, DG Khan, Sahiwal and Gujranwala districts
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested six terrorists in provincewise operations in Punjab on Saturday.
According to a CTD spokesperson, the arrested terrorists belong to proscribed organisations and that explosive material, suicide vests, detonators, weapons, ammunition and mobile phones were recovered from the suspects.
The spokesperson further added that arrested suspects have been identified as Shoaib Rafiq, Baqir, Zaeir, Shehzad, Afzal and Asif. Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA’s) have registered five cases against the suspects and claimed that investigations have already begun.
The department claims that 33 suspects have been arrested and 11,041 have been interrogated during 238 combing operations within the current weak.
The authorities also showed resolve to conduct further operations in order to curb terrorism.
