Express 24/7 correspondernt Sohail Chaudhry reported that the explosives were being carried into Islamabad from Peshawar on a Toyota HiAce vehicle bearing the number plate C-1784.
Islamabad police have arrested a woman named Amtri Bibi, who was allegedly carrying the explosives into the capital. She has been shifted to the women's police station for questioning.
A case has also been registered in Islamabad under section 5/6 Explosives Act.
Security in the capital has been increased after a terrorist attack in Pakpattan at the Baba Farid shrine in October this year.
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