• CTD arrested 9 terrorists during operation
• Terrorists were planning attacks in sensitive districts
• Suicide vest-making equipment and heavy weapons recovered

LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has nabbed nine terrorists of banned organisations during an intelligence-based operation today.

CTD Punjab has conducted a major intelligence-based operation in which nine terrorists of banned organizations have been arrested from four districts including Lahore.

In this regard, the authorities said that the terrorists are related to TTP and Al-Qaeda and were planning attacks in sensitive districts.

Officials said that arrests have been made from Gujranwala, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, and Lahore, while the terrorists include Abdul Rehman, Raweed Khan, Ghulamullah, Ahmed Hasan, Jalil Ahmed, Imdadullah, Basit Ali, Junaid Ali.

According to the authorities, suicide vest-making equipment, rocket charger, a hand grenade and heavy weapons have also been recovered.

Officials have also said that 7 cases have been registered against the terrorists while the investigation is going on.

Apart from this, 20 suspects have been interrogated in intelligence-based operations, while this week CTD has detained 91 suspects during 476 combing operations and 67 cases have been registered against the suspects.

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