CTD foils terror plot, arrests female suicide bomber in DI Khan

Suspect was associate of deceased militant commander; attack equipment was to be provided by khariji commander Asim

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:

The Counter Terrorism Department Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has foiled a major terrorism plot in Dera Ismail Khan, arresting a female suicide bomber red-handed from Sheikh Yousaf Khema Basti in a timely operation conducted on confirmed intelligence, the CTD said.

The arrested suspect, identified only by her initial as Ms Z, is a resident of Waziristan. According to the CTD, she was a close associate of the deceased Khariji commander, Shah Wali alias Tariq Kochi, under whom she had been receiving training.

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In her confessional statement, the suspect said that the equipment for the suicide attack and the designated target were to be provided by the Khariji commander, Asim.

A 30-bore pistol, along with cartridges, mobile phones, a tablet, and material intended for use in the attack were recovered from her possession. Data retrieved from her mobile phones revealed contact with a proscribed Tehreek and confirmed her consent to carry out the suicide attack.

Material confiscated from female suicide bomber in Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday. PHOTO: EXPRESS

The operation was conducted by CTD Dera Region on the basis of confirmed intelligence.