Paramilitary soldiers and media stand near seized bomb-making material in Shahkas village in Khyber district close to Peshawar on August 25, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
The raid was carried out in Shahkas village in Khyber district close to Peshawar, where forces are bogged down fighting militants.
At least 60 bags of potassium chlorate, mortar shells, timers, landmines, detonators, fuses, improvised explosive device circuits and gel explosives were recovered from the basement of the house, Colonel Mohammad Naeem Sarwar told AFP.
A suspect was arrested during the raid, which was carried out after a roadside bomb wounded three civilians in the area on Saturday, he said.
"The site was being used to make bombs for terrorist activities in the cities of Peshawar, Islamabad and Lahore," Sarwar said.
Authorities last week said they had raided a car bomb factory in the southwestern city of Quetta, confiscating more than 100 tonnes of chemicals which had been used in recent attacks.
The government says more than 40,000 people have been killed in attacks by al Qaeda and Taliban-led militants in the last decade.
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! CONGRATULATION Colonel,you arrested these criminals with their "Janati Loazmaat" hand them over to Punjabi Police , they will clean the mess, reporting "so many killed in POLICE MUQABALA.
Why can't the security services find out the origin of these bomb making materials and who is marketing it. What I understand is that all the bomb making material contains some kind of signature and it's origin could be traced out through modern scientific labs. These people who ever they are supplying these materials should be exposed to the nation and the world.
The government says more than 40,000 people have been killed in attacks by al Qaeda and Taliban-led militants in the last decade. . What number has to be reached before their is "consensus" that Al Qaeda and the Taliban should be eliminated? Better yet - why does their need to be unanimous consensus that these killers need to be eradicated?
I assume the whole lot of these people involved in such insane activities, are with bearded disguised 5 times mosque-goers and honourable citizens of their community.
Yet again the security forces conduct a successful raid! Salute!
Well done...... Great Job....
good work Pak Army!!
Well done Pak Army
The news and the photo do not have any link. news say thatthe materials have been recovered from the basement while photo contradicts it. News says 500 KG of of bomb making materials while photo displays much more quantity. ET please keep the Sync.
Raid not talks is the only option to curb terrorism.Shame on terrorist apologists.What answer they have for such bomb making factories which kill innocents.