Terror bid foiled, 15 terrorists of banned Lashkar Jhangvi arrested

Shiite News: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab foiled a major terror plan and arrested 15 suspected terrorists belonging to banned organizations during operations.

According to the spokesman, CTD Punjab conducted 180 secret operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, during which 181 suspects were interrogated and 15 alleged terrorists belonging to banned organizations were arrested.

Among the arrested alleged terrorists are Hafiz Abdul Malik, Noor Rahim, Noor Ul Amin, Manzar Aziz, Abdul Saboor Riaz, Noor Wali, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Muhammad Ejaz, Abdul Wahab Hussaini, Yar Gul, Asrar Ahmed, Ali Shah, Ali Zaman and Umar Rehman.

All belong to the banned organizations Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Sipah Sahaba Pakistan and ISIS.

According to the spokesman, the arrest of these terrorists was carried out during intelligence-based operations in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Multan, Toba Tek Singh, Muzaffargarh, Attock, Mianwali, Faisalabad and Chiniot.

Explosives 5977 grams, one suicide vest, 1 IED bomb, 1 30 bore pistol with 18 bullets, 18 detonators, 47 feet of protective fuse wire, 86 stickers, 68 pamphlets, 9 cash books, 2 receipt books and 49550 rupees in cash have been recovered.

The spokesman said that the terrorists had planned sabotage and wanted to target important installations in the terrorist operation.