Pakistan Terrorism Dept arrested 18 suspected militants in Punjab Province

Eighteen militants, mostly belonging to the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, were arrested during intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said on Saturday.

A statement released by the Counter terrorism department (CTD) of the Punjab police said that it arrested 18 terrorists belonging to proscribed organisations, with most of them belonging to the



Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

The intelligence-based operations were conducted across various districts of the province over the past month.

“The CTD, in collaboration with an intelligence agency, successfully foiled terror plots in Punjab. 

The terrorists were planning to target key buildings and installations in various cities,” it said.