The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 12 alleged terrorists, belonging to the banned Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), it said in a statement released on Friday.
The statement added that they were arrested during a “covert operation” from three cities of the province, including Lahore, from where three “terrorists” were arrested “nearby a sensitive area”.
The CTD spokesperson said the “terrorist network wanted to conduct subversive activities in sensitive districts”.
Explosives and material used to make suicide jackets were also recovered from the alleged terrorists, the statement added.
The CTD said they were identified during the interrogation of 61 suspects. Investigations were under way after registering a case against them, it further said.
In the current week, 797 combing operations have been conducted, during which 159 suspects have been arrested, the CTD stated.
