LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has claimed to have arrested 12 suspects in raids conducted across the province of Punjab including provincial capital Lahore.
CTD spokesperson said suspects affiliated with banned outfits including Muhammad Arif, Zakirullah, Khurram Ali, Owais Khan, Akmal Shehbaz, Jannat Khan, Jallat Khan, Irfan Khan, Javed Khan, Basir Khan, Adam Khan and Zahid Khan were rounded up during raids by its teams across Punjab.
The spokesperson said 8 cases had been registered against the suspects, and explosives, electric switch, detonators, safety fuses and arms were also recovered from them.
The CTD spokesperson said that last week, some 373 intelligence-based operation were conducted during which 17,001 persons were checked, 58 suspects were detained and 54 FIRs were registered.
