LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab today (Thursday) has claimed to foil a major terrorism bid in the country as they intercepted a terrorist network arresting at least seven suspects.
According to details, CTD personnel raided a militant hideout in Sargodha and arrested seven suspected terrorists belonging to a banned organisation. CTD personnel also recovered explosives, hand grenades and arms.
A CTD spokesperson informed that the suspects aimed to spark sectarian conflict in the country and were plotting the assassination of a local organisation leader. The spokesperson also said that there was an exchange of fire between the police and suspects.
“The mastermind, Mehmood Iqbal, was running the network from a neighbouring country. The department has approached Interpol to arrest him,” he added.
The arrested suspects include Musharraf Shahid, Nida Adeel, Aslam, Basharat, and Mohammad Ali. “Their funding was channeled, too, by that same neighbor who wishes subversive activities in Pakistan,” he added.
