HYDERABAD: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a bid of major terrorist attack by arresting a suspected terrorist reportedly associated with outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
In a statement, the CTD said it carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) at Makki Shah Road in Hyderabad and arrested a suspected terrorist – identified as Taj alias Khalid alias Hafiz Pathan.
According to the spokesperson’s statement, the raiding team also took hand grenades and a detonator rod from the arrested suspect’s possession.
The CTD stated, “The accused used to incite people to commit acts of terrorism,” and added that the suspect was also responsible for the 2012 attack on the Frontier Corps (FC) in Dogar Orakzai.”
“The terrorist was involved in the 2013 attack on an army check post in Ghiljo Orakzai”, the spokesperson added.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 12 alleged terrorists associated with proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in different cities of Punjab.
The terrorists were arrested during Intelligence-Based Operation (IBOs) carried out in Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Multan and Gujranwala. The terrorists were identified as Mir Ahmed, Habibur Rehman, Imran Muddasir, Zia, Adeel and Farooq.
Explosive materials and equipment for making suicide vests were also recovered from the terrorists, the CTD spokesperson said.
