Report in Dawn,Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a major terror plot by arresting two suspected militants linked with banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to the spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 50 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 50 suspected persons were interrogated. Two alleged militants were arrested with weapons, explosives and…
Posts tagged as “miltants”
report in Dawn, August 26th, 2023KHYBER: An Ali Masjid blast facilitator was killed on Friday during an encounter between suspected militants and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) near Jamrud. A CTD official in Jamrud, who wished to remain anonymous, told Dawn that Abuzar Afridi, who was already in custody, had confessed to have concealed arms and ammunition at a location. He was being taken to the location by a CTD team which was attacked by suspected…
Report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023KARACHI: Two suspected militants were arrested and a grenade was recovered from them in the Gadap area on Friday, officials said. A Rangers spokesperson said that the held suspects — Farmanullah alias Ihtisham and Daud alias Amir Sahib — were affiliated with the militant Islamic State (IS) group. A joint team of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) carried out an intelligence-based raid and arrested the suspects.…
Report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023KARACHI: Two suspected militants were arrested and a grenade was recovered from them in the Gadap area on Friday, officials said. A Rangers spokesperson said that the held suspects — Farmanullah alias Ihtisham and Daud alias Amir Sahib — were affiliated with the militant Islamic State (IS) group. A joint team of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) carried out an intelligence-based raid and arrested the suspects.…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 16th, 2023QUETTA: An under-construction railway line, linking Harnai with Sibi, was blown up by unknown militants on Tuesday, according to officials. Last week, Pakistan Railway restarted passenger and goods trains after 17 years between Sibi and Harnai after laying down a new track and constructing railway bridges. All railway tracks and bridges were destroyed by the militants due to which train services remained suspended for years. While confirming the…
report in The News, August 13, 2023LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday claimed to have arrested 21 alleged terrorists of banned militant outfits in intelligence-based operations (IBOs). In a statement, the CTD said it had conducted 135 operations in the province, during which it interrogated 135 suspects and arrested 21 alleged militants. According to the CTD, the arrested men were from Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Sapiah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, Daesh and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, among other banned militant…
report in Dawn, June 18th, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested six alleged militants of banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to a spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 55 intelligence based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any incident of terrorism, interrogating 50 suspects and arresting six alleged militants with weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials. He says those arrested…
Report in Dawn, June 4, 2023 LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested six suspects belonging to different banned outfits during operations in different areas of Punjab. According to the spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 39 intelligence based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province, interrogating 40 suspects and arresting six militants allegedly affiliated with different banned outfits, recovering weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials from them. Those arrested…
By Abdul Sami Paracha in Dawn, May 24th, 2023KOHAT: Six security officials were martyred after more than a dozen militants stormed an oil and gas exploration site, police and the energy firm said on Tuesday. The attack took place at facilities run by MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company, a unit of Hungary’s MOL, in the Manji Khel area of Hangu district near the Afghan border. Police said the militants targeted two wells, known as…
Bureau Report in Dawn, May 2nd, 2023PESHAWAR: Seven militants, including a key commander, were arrested in an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan, the military’s media wing has claimed. According to a statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces, on Monday, launched the operation in Miramshah following intelligence information about the presence of alleged militants. The arrested militants, including a commander Mehtab alias Lala, were affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group,…
Report in Dawn, April 30th, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have killed two suspected militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an encounter and arrested three others. The CTD checked more than 20,000 people out of which 82 suspects were arrested across Punjab during April and cases were registered against them. A CTD spokesman said the Punjab CTD had enhanced its intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the province in…