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CTD arrests three ‘terrorists of sleeper cell’

Report in The News. June 13, 2023The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday claimed to have arrested three terrorists belonging to a banned outfit’s sleeper Cell. A CTD official said the police arrested the suspects with the assistance of an intelligence agency. He said they recovered a huge cache of foreign-made weapons and hand grenades, adding that the arrested men had conducted recce of consulates and sensitive installations in Karachi on the instructions of their…

Kabul’s moment

Edit in The Express Tribune, Mar 1, 2023.A major success in counterterrorism has come the Kabul’s way. In what seems to be a well-choreographed operation, the Afghan Taliban took out IS-K’s top leader, who was also its military and intelligence chief. This will surely act as a deterrent and will go a long way in further consolidating the Afghan interim government’s grip over power, enabling them to tackle the terror fissures in a more comprehensive…

Six militants killed in Lakki operation

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, Feb 24th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Six militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation in the Kurrum Par area of Lakki Marwat district, a police official said on Thursday. He said a large contingent of police officers, assisted by counterterrorism officials, reached the trans-river area after being informed by local authorities that militants were present there. “There were reports that a group of militants have assembled in the forest near Abbasa…

Huge cache of weapons seized

Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2023CHAGAI: A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered during an intelligence-based operation near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chagai district, a district official confirmed. Dalbandin Assistant Commissioner Abdul Basit Buzdar told Dawn that mortar shells, anti-aircraft guns’ bullets and other ammunition was dumped in a mountainous area which was recovered. However, no arrest was made during the raid.https://www.dawn.com/news/1729329/huge-cache-of-weapons-seized