MULTAN – Five suspected terrorists were arrested on Saturday when theCounter-Terrorism Department (CTD) foiled a major terrorist plot during anoperation in Punjab’s city of Multan.
The group has belonged to the banned militant organizationTehreek-e-Taliban had planned to attack intelligence agency offices in thecity of Bahawalpur, said senior officer Rai Tahir.
Tahir said teams of counter-terrorism police raided the men’s hideout. Hesaid suicide jackets, hand grenades, lethal weapons, ammunition and moneyto finance their operations were seized.
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He said an initial investigation revealed that Tehreek-e-Taliban wascoordinating with al-Qaeda for attacks on security agencies in Punjabprovince.
