KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested five suspects during the combing operation carried out in parts of Karachi.
According to the details, the operation was carried out in the surroundings of Sohrab Goth and Gulshan-e-Maymar areas.
The CTD officials said that 152 suspects were checked during the Information Based Operation (IBO). The officials said that one suspect was shifted to the custody of CTD for further interrogation.
Meanwhile, four suspects were shifted to the concerned police station for interrogation.
Earlier, the security forces apprehended 10 suspected terrorists across three cities in Punjab.
According to the Counter-Terrorism Department spokesperson, CTD Punjab conducted 132 secret operations in various cities given terrorism concerns, during which 10 individuals have been arrested for suspicions of connections with banned outfits like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Daesh (ISIS) and others.
According to the CTD spokesperson, those arrested in Lahore, Multan and DG Khan had been involved in planning attacks on shrines and other places of worship.
Another two have been arrested from Attock for plotting an attack targeting Chinese citizens.
The authorities have also recovered explosives, detonators, arms, bullets, maps of important buildings and cash during the operations.
Those arrested have been identified as Azir, Adil, Ramzan, Abdul Rehman, Usman, Asif, Muawiya, Usama, Rehman and Hazrat Shiyan.
