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5 alleged TTP men arrested in Multan
Arrested men were allegedly planning on targeting chief of Tehreek-e-Jafaria, Allama Sajid Naqvi.
Police, on Saturday, arrested five alleged terrorists belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP) Noor Gul group. PHOTO: FILE
MULTAN: Police, on Saturday, arrested five alleged terrorists belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP) Noor Gul group, foiling their attempts of carrying out terrorist activities, Express News reported.
The alleged terrorists had planned on targeting various cities of Punjab, including Multan, and had been receiving training in Waziristan.
They had prepared hundreds of kilos of ammo and heavy weaponry. The police have seized all the ammunition.
Furthermore, they had planned on targeting the chief of Tehreek-e-Jafaria, Allama Sajid Naqvi, and kidnapping the son of a renowned man for ransom in Mumtazabad.
The terrorists have been identified as Abdullah, Younus, Aqib, Salman Arf Qadri and Muhammad Tahir, belonging to the agency from Khanewal and Dera Ghazi Khan.
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Before releasing their names and identities – go for bigger o operation and nab their handlers ?
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any news related to banned terrorist organizations have very few comments..amazing
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@erudite:
Best and “all inclusive” comment is: Their arrest is announced, but they are never punished, and vicious circle goes on.
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Very soon, the courts will release them to tease, kill and impose their weird idealogy. Courts are as much responsible for the voilence as are the terrorists.
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@A J Khan:
For any such actions the courts take the shelter of inadequate provisions of Law. Responsibility of making Laws rests with Parliament. And the Parliament is busy in , more than anything else, making laws for immunity of its top leaders.
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The commander-in-chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban [ Images ] Pakistan (TTP) Hakimullah Mehsud has warned that the Taliban has extended guerilla war to the settled areas of the country and are close to striking fresh targets.
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dont worry sons ” mein hun na” (CJ)
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These terrorists groups hav sympathy by our different sects which are everywhere in govt and private sector. So they support their ideology and there is no law and order in this country regarding to cope these kind of activities. Recommend
These TTP terrorists r so cruel. May Allah either give them hidayat or give them death
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