LAHORE: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested nine terror suspects from different part of the province.
According to a spokesperson for CTD, on the directions of Punjab IG in the wake of current wave of terrorism, the CTD conducted extensive and coordinated combing operations across the Punjab to avert any untoward incident.
The CTD conducted 70 combing and search operations in which 72 localities were checked in different districts of Punjab, he said and added that during these combing operations, 3,432 suspects were interrogated, 1,290 persons were biometrically checked and 9 suspects were arrested.
He said 9 FIRs were registered against the arrested persons in Sharqpur, Raja Jhang Kasur, Sadar Johorabad Khushab, City Dunyapur Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin and Renala Khurd Okara.
Among the arrested suspects are Zahoor Hussain, Liaquat Ali, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Farooq, Hanif Ghori, Haq Nawaz, Hussain Bakhsh, Nadir Hussain and Nazir, he said and added that the police also recovered one pistol 30 bore, repeater, loudspeaker and other ammunition from them.
Further investigations are under way, he added. The spokesman said that the CTD Punjab is proactively pursuing its goal of safe and secure Punjab and will make s efforts to bring terrorists and anti-state elements behind bars. In case of any information regarding terrorism, please call on Counter Terrorism Department, Punjab helpline (0800-11111), he concluded.
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