Law enforcement agencies have arrested 15 Tehreek-e-Taliban Paki💙stan (TTP) terrorists in the Punjab province ♛of Pakistan, police said on Saturday.
"The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police conducted 143 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the province during the last week and arrested 15 terrorists of TTP including a dangerous militant from North Waziristan," a CTD spokesperson said in ꧙a statement.
"In Lahore, CTD successfully apprehended a highly dangerous terrorist of TTP. The suspect hails from North Waziristan, and wanted to target important governm💎ent buildings in the city" it said.
The CTD recovered a significant cache of explosive materials, including one IED bomb, six detonators, ๊and 18 🌊feet of safety fuse wire and banned literature from them.
"The deta💞ined terrorists were plotting attacks at multiple🌠 locations to create chaos and fear among the public in Punjab," he said.
The suspects have been shifted to an🎃 undisclosed location for further investigation.
