Pakistan

Two suspected TTP militants arrested in Sukkur raid

Suspected TTP militants were travelling on a passenger coach from Peshawar to Karachi, intending to leave for Dubai

Web Desk February 20, 2015

The suspected TTP militants were travelling on a passenger coach from Peshawar to Karachi. PHOTO: AFP

SUKKUR: In a raid carried out by Rangers personnel in Sukkur's Mirpur Mathelo area, two suspected members of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested and several firearms and explosives were recovered, Express News reported.

The suspected TTP militants were travelling on a passenger coach from Peshawar to Karachi, intending to leave for Dubai when Rangers personnel searched the coach and arrested the militants.

Several searches and raids were carried out in the surrounding areas during which a large number of firearms were recovered. These included rocket launchers, hand grenades, pistols, bullets and Kalashnikov.

Pakistan Rangers have expedited their fight against terrorism in Sindh and Balochistan and security forces have arrested 58 suspected militants.

COMMENTS (1)

Abc | 9 years ago | Reply You know, when you have people arrested with military grade weaponry, they are no longer "suspected". Pick up a dictionary and some sense.

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