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Punjab CTD says arrested 22, including 14 TTP suspects, in 244 IBOs

report in The News, Dec 31, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab conducted 244 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in various cities of Punjab and arrested 22 suspects including 14 terrorists of TTP. Six suspects were arrested from Lahore, six from Rawalpindi, six from Bahawalpur, three from Gujranwala and one each from Bahawalnagar, Nankana, Faisalabad and one from Sheikhupura. BLA Chief Commander Arshad was arrested from Bahawalpur. Two 2 ED bombs, one hand grenade, 28 detonators,…

Cops suspected in Jinnah House inferno

by Muhammad Shahzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023LAHORE: In a significant development in the ongoing investigation of the May 9 Lahore Jinnah House inferno, two senior police officers have surfaced as suspects. The list of suspects, handed over to SP Investigations Model Town, includes Inspector Asim Rafi, currently serving as the Personal Staff Officer (PSO) of Lahore DIG Operations, and Sub-Inspector Asif Zulfiqar, who is serving as SHO Mustafabad. The list, which consists…

Amir Muqam escapes attack as police challenge suspects

By Sarfaraz Khan in The News, June 25, 2023BISHAM: The local residents and police aborted a planned attack on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and Adviser to Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Amir Muqam in Kuknar area in Martung Tehsil of Shangla district on Saturday. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed that they had planted an improvised explosive device to target the convoy of Amir Muqam but that did not explode due to a…

CTD arrests four suspects for generating funds for militant outfits:

Report in The News, April 29, 2023The Counter-Terrorism Department on Friday arrested four men for allegedly generating funds for the militant outfits in Karachi. Investigation teams conducted raids in various parts of the city and arrested Rahimul Haq, son of Ali Zar, Ghulam Khan, son of Abdul Kareem, Abdullah alias Farooq, son of Akram, and Tanvir Nadeem alias Naveed. According to CTD investigations incharge Chaudhry Safdar, the raids were carried out after the department had…

RMP finds kidnappers’ torture cell

report in The Daily Star, Feb 26, 2023Detectives in Rajshahi have busted a torture cell, used by kidnappers, in the city’s Hetomkhan area and arrested four suspects. Bijoy Basak, additional commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said police came to know about the torture cell while investigating a kidnapping case. Police arrested four members of a kidnapping gang during a special operation on Friday, and recovered locally-made weapons, the official said during a press conference at…

No suspect held in terror case produced in court

by Munawer Azeem in Dawn, December 30th, 2022ISLAMABAD: Though the interior minister claimed two days ago that suspects had been arrested in connection with last week’s terror attack in the capital, no one has so far been produced in court. Despite failure to produce the suspects in the court to make their arrest or detention legal, the capital police also remained silent over the details of the development including identification of the suspects. On Tuesday,…