Pak police arrest 21 terrorists in Punjab province 

Punjab Police’s Counter Terrorism Department arrested 21 terrorists in week-long operations across Punjab, Pakistan. Most were linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, with others from BLA. Explosives were seized, and planned attacks were foiled

Lahore: Twenty-one terrorists, mostly affiliated with the banned TTP outfit, were arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province during the past week, police said on Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police, in a statement, said it conducted more than 200 intelligence-based operations across the province and apprehended 21 terrorists. Most of the apprehended terrorists were linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it said.

The rest were from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other banned outfits. “A dangerous TTP terrorist, Pir Shams, was arrested from Lahore, while Abdul Latif of the BLA was apprehended from Toba Tek Singh along with explosive material,” the statement said.

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According to the CTD, 6,330 grams of explosives, 17 detonators, 39 feet of safety fuse wire, one improvised explosive device (IED) and banned literature were recovered from them. “The arrested terrorists were planning attacks at various locations,” the statement said, adding that 21 cases have been registered against the suspects, and further investigation is underway.