On Saturday, the
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has detained four
terrorists having contacts with Al-Qa
eda and Daesh during an operation in Khyber District, Daily Times reported.
The arrested
terrorists were planning to launch a major
terrorist strike in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital and its surrounding areas.
The CTD personnel also confiscated a huge quantity of weapons and ammunition from the
terrorists.
An image of the seized weapons and ammunition.
The arrests came a day after CTD personnel shot dead two
terrorists in a gun
battle in Bannu. The personnel of CTD and intelligence agencies launched an IBO in Bab Ali Spanewam village of Mirali region.
The dead
terrorists were identified as Lal Marjan alias Yasir and Za
r Qayyum alias Zarr.