KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested a leader of a banned out from Karachi.
Identified as a Ishaque Gul, the suspect was taken into custody during a raid in which hand grenades and a suicide jacket was also seized.
Pakistan has intensified its efforts against militant organizations as part of National Action Plan devised after the 2014 APS attack.
The country's armed forces have long been battling militancy. They have succeeded in establishing peace in major parts of Pakistan.
A wave of terrorism killed over 50, 000 people including security personnel during the last decade .