Terror plot foiled, explosives seized

CTD conducted 50 intelligence-based operations in different districts

LAHORE:

Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab foiled a major terror plot by arresting two terror suspects linked with a banned outfit during operations in different areas of Punjab.

According to a CTD spokesman, the Department conducted 50 intelligence-based operations in different districts across the province, in which 50 suspects were interrogated and two terror suspects were arrested with weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials.

The suspects were identified as Zakir Ulla and Muhammad Eisha, who both reportedly belong to the banned group Daesh. The spokesman said that the suspects were held during intelligence-based operations in Gujranwala and Rawalpindi. He said the terrorists planned acts of sabotage across the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2023.