SAHIWAL: On Tuesday, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) have detained a terrorist allied with a proscribed organization during an ope
ration in Sahiwal.
According to a CTD spokesperson, a terror activity was thwarted in Sahiwal as a CTD team raided Adda Mirda Maafi and arrested a terrorist affiliated with a banned outfit.
During the raid, the CTD personnel also recovered hand grenades, detonators and other explosive material from the possession of the arrested outlaw. After the arrest, the terrorist has been shifted to an anonymous place for investigation.
Earli
er last month, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police shot down three alleged terrorists, planning attacks on sensitive installations and departments, amid a shootout in an intelligen
ce-based ope
ration.
The raid was condu
cted by the Lahore CTD branch in the Ferozewala area where the three alleged terrorists rented a house, said
the department’s spokesperson.
The three deceased terrorism suspects are Ehsan Ullah, Naimat Ullah and Abdul Salam and were shot dead during an ope
ration conducted after a coordinated information and intelligence gathering,
the department had said.
