LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested 49 terrorists belonging to different banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province over the past week and foiled a major terror plan.
According to the CTD spokesperson, the department has also arrested a terrorist and an Indian intelligence agency RAW agent, Mujtaba, from Lahore, and recovered a large quantity of explosives and maps of important buildings from his possession.
The spokesperson further said that CTD Punjab conducted 425 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province in January 2026, in which 427 suspects were questioned, and 49 terrorists were arrested along with weapons, explosives, and other prohibited materials.
The arrested terrorists include Shaukat, Naveed, Abdul Rehman, Amjad, Shahid, Abrar, Danish Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Jamil-ur-Rehman, Ehsanullah, Nader, Waqas, Hasnain, Farooq, Jamshed, Awlad Khan, etc. These arrested militants belong to Fitna-ul-Khawarij and other organizations.
They were apprehended from Lahore, Sahiwal, Rawalpindi, Toba Tek Singh, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Jhelum, DG Khan, Faisalabad, Chiniot, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Khushab, Okara, Attock, Sheikhupura, and Vehari.
Moreover, the CTD said that 16480 grams of explosives, 2 hand grenades, 36 detonators, 58 feet of safety fuse wire, 6 EID bombs, pamphlets, and magazines of a banned organization, mobile phones, and cash have been recovered from the possession of terrorists.
The spokesperson said that the terrorists had planned to target important buildings in different cities. He added that 44 cases have been registered against the arrested terrorists, and further investigation is being carried out.
Moreover, he said that 6131 combing operations were also conducted with the cooperation of local police and security agencies, 243546 people were checked, 599 suspects were arrested, 568 FIRs were registered, and 477 recoveries were made.
