CTD arrests 38 terrorists in Punjab in month-long swoop

LAHORE – During the current month, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) detained 38 terrorists in various districts of Punjab through intelligence-based operations.

According to the CTD spokesperson, IBOs were conducted in Lahore, Rahim Yar Khan, Narowal, Rawalpindi, Multan, Jhang, Sargodha, Khanewal, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Bahawalnagar, Bhakkar, and other Punjab locations.

Authorities told Dunya News that they had apprehended a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander in Lodhran and an ISIS commander in Bahawalpur, and that explosives, hand grenades, detonators-29, 50-foot protective wire, ammunition, mobile phones, and cash had been recovered from them.

The terrorists have been named as Faheem, Waheed, Saud, Tahir, Bacha, Shahid, Rehman Gul, and Umar Ayaz, according to the spokesperson, and they intend to strike vital law enforcement institutions.

He also stated that 412 individuals were apprehended in 2,581 combing operations, during which 107,743 people were probed.