The police and security agencies conducted a search operation on Friday night, in which five suspected militants along with five women and two children were apprehended, while hand grenades and arms were recovered from their possession. A map of the house of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, situated in DHA Lahore, was also found, sources further revealed to The Express Tribune.
The hand grenades were handed to the Bomb Disposal Squad and were defused.
A member of this terrorist network detained in Islamabad had told authorities that his cohorts were hiding in Alfalah Town, sources familiar with the matter revealed while talking to The Express Tribune.
According to neighbours and eyewitness reports, heavy firing started around 3 am and lasted for about an hour inside and outside the Baig House in Alfalah Town, followed by a series of dialogues that led to the surrender of the suspected terrorists.
All twelve residents of Baig House were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Nine alleged militants who were released on bail from various jails of Punjab in September are believed to be planning attacks against rival sects in Moharram, warns a report of an intelligence agency forwarded to the IG Police Punjab.
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