The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested 89 terrorists in the past three months in 940 Intelligence Operations (IBOs) launched in Punjab, the department said in a statement on Monday.
There is a recent rise In the past year, terrorist attacks in Pakistan. The CTD operates regularly to prevent and investigate terrorism-related activities and to collect intelligence.
During the three months, 14 terrorists in Lahore arrested 14 terrorists in Rawalpindi, 7 terrorists in Fasarabad and Bahawalpur, each of which was each in Ja and Sahiwal, six in Sahiwal, four from Gujranwala and three from Bahawalnagar and Gujrat.
“Of all terrorists arrested, 55 belong to Fitna Al Khawarijfive are from ISIS (Islamic State), two from al-Qaeda, Hezbollah-Anut-Tahrir and Jay Sindh,” the statement added.
The term is used by the state Fitna Al Khawarij Refers to the banned terrorists of Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
According to CTD, items caught during the raid included 20.2 kilograms of explosives, 85 explosives, 183 feet of security fuse wires, 717 brochures, magazines, explosion lines, mobile phones and cash belonging to the prohibited organization.
The CTD added that 87 criminal cases have been conducted against the arrested sisters and an investigation is underway.
“The arrested persons carried out bone planning attacks on important buildings in several cities,” the statement said. “CTD Punjab remains vigilant and is committed to the goal of a safe Punjab. We will spare no effort to bring terrorists and anti-states to justice.
“In the relevant security activities this week, local police and security agencies conducted 13,521 combing operations, inspected 552,692 people, arrested 1.131 suspicious persons, registered 1.061 fir (first information report), and received 906 recovery.
Earlier this week, Khyber pakhtunkhwa CTD Neutral During the IBO in the Khyber district, three terrorists, including one Afghan national, were involved in the IBO.
Two of the three militants killed during the IBO had a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar, which resulted in the death of a deputy inspector and police officer.
The operation was a commander of the banned armed group, the Islamic State Horasan province and its team members in the Ali Mosque area of the region, according to a report by Fazal Noor.
