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QUETTA: Pakistan Levies claimed to have foiled a major terrorism bid in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan on Friday.
According to sources, on a tip-off, the Levies force recovered 88kg of explosives material from a vehicle at Zawah check-post in Khuzdar. Two suspects were also taken into custody.
Citing the details DC Khuzdar Wali Muhammad said that recovered explosives include wires, timers and other stuff from which more than 300 bombs can be made.
The material would be handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for further investigation, the official added.
Earlier, the CTD of the Punjab Police had claimed to arrest a militant affiliated to an outlawed organization during a raid in Bahawalpur on Wednesday.
The CTD sources had said that acting on a tip-off, the law enforcement personnel conducted a raid in Bahawalpur to arrest an alleged terrorist, who was planning to target sensitive installations.
The arrested terrorist was identified as Abdullah Khan and belonged to an outlawed organization,” the CTD had said while further claiming that a hand grenade and a pistol was recovered from his possession.
Police had claimed to arrest two ‘terrorists associated with the Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)’ in Karachi n a separate action.
On December 21, the Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested a most wanted terrorist affiliated with a proscribed outfit.
According to details, the proclaimed offender, identified as Ammad Ali alias Hammad alias Titu, was arrested during an operation conducted near Fateh Family Park, Taimoria area.
The arrested accused was affiliated with banned Sipah-e-Muhammad and was involved in a number of sectarian targeted killings. He confessed that he joined the Farhat Abbas Zaidi group after the Abbas Town’s blast in 2012.