The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Punjab has apprehended fiveindividuals suspected of terrorism in intelligence-based operations acrossPakpattan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, and Sahiwal. CTD officials reported atotal of 179 such operations, resulting in the arrest of five terrorists.
Among those detained was a significant Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)commander named Nadeem, apprehended in Pakpattan. The arrested individuals,identified as Nadeem, Shehbaz, Khalid, Madni, and Salman, were allegedlyplotting attacks on sensitive installations, as per CTD officials.
Additionally, the operations led to the confiscation of explosivematerial, five detonators, two hand grenades, two improvised explosivedevices, weapons, and cash. Throughout the week, a total of 769 combingoperations were carried out, resulting in the arrest of 82 suspects. Duringthese operations, 31,250 individuals were interrogated, according to a CTDspokesperson.
