Times of Islamabad

CTD arrests TTP Commander and a suicide bomber along with explosives material

CTD arrests TTP Commander and a suicide bomber along with explosives material

*KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has made big successagainst the terrorist groups with arrest of a commander and a suicidebomber.*

*CTD on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a suicide bomber and a commanderof banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during separate raids inKarachi.*

Addressing a press conference CTD DIG Sheikh Abdullah said that theyconducted a raid on a tip-off and arrested Rehman alias ‘Ustad Gi’ acommander of banned TTP in Karachi. He said that heavy weapons andexplosive material were also recovered from his possession.

He said that Rehman had replaced TTP commander Sher Bahadur after hismurder. The CTD officer claimed that the TTP commander was planning to domajor terrorism activity in the city.

DIG Sheikh Abdullah said that ,in another raid, CTD arrested a suicidebomber in Karachi. He said that the terrorist’s name was included inpolice’s red book.

Earlier, in a successful action, the Sindh police, on December 21, hadarrested two terrorists of banned outfit Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)and confiscated weapons from their custody in Karachi.

As per details, the police, on a tip-off had nabbed two of the TTP’scommander of Swat chapter, and recovered arms from their custody.