QUETTA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday foiled a terror bid in Balochistan and conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on the outskirts of Quetta.
According to a CTD spokesperson, an individual approaching the provincial capital on a motorbike was intercepted by law enforcement agencies. Explosives and other arms were recovered from his possession.
Two hand grenades, 1,580 grams of explosive material, four feet of detcord and two detonators were recovered. They registered a case against the suspect and shifted him to an undisclosed location for interrogation, the spokesman added.
An investigation has been launched to arrest remaining members of the network. Furthermore, more raids are planned for other areas of Balochistan, said the spokesperson.
Earlier, security forces killed at least two terrorists during an IBO in tribal area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, said the military in a statement.
“Security forces conducted an IBO in Razmak, North Wazirstan on the reported presence of terrorists. Two terrorists were killed. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from terrorists,” a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
