The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested 9 suspected terrorists in intelligence-based operations across the province.
According to CTD officials, they conducted intelligence-based operations across four major districts of Punjab, including the provincial capital of Lahore, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur.
During the operations, officials said that they also recovered heavy weapons such as rockets, hand grenades, automatic weapons and even material to construct explosives-laden suicide jackets.
Officials said that the suspeccts were plotting terror attacks across the province.
Those arrested were identified as Abdul Rehman. Rowaid Khan, Ghulamullah, Ahmed Hassan, Jalil Ahmed, Imdadullah, Basit Ali, and Junaid Ali.
According to CTD officials, they were booked in seven cases while further investigations are underway.
