The Counter-Terrorism Department on Thursday arrested nine terrorists including the mastermind and seven facilitators involved in the deadly attack on the compound of security forces in Dera Ismail Khan that left 23 soldiers martyred earlier this month.
According to the CTD documents, the mastermind involved in the terrorist attack belongs to Daraban area of DI Khan while six terrorists involved in the attack hail from Afghanistan.
As per the documents, Hasan alias Shakir, the terrorist who carried out the suicide attack, belongs to Afghanistan, and released a video before the attack, while the national identity card and domicile of the other suicide bomber killed in the attack, Sifat Ullah Marwat, also established that the attacker belongs to the neighbouring country.
The father of the suicide bomber Sifat Ullah has also confirmed his son’s connection with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban-led Afghan government).
US-made weapons and ammunition were recovered as well from the terrorists.
