Overview
- CTD says detainees were picked up in intelligence-based operations across Lahore, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Hafizabad, Chakwal, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan and Faisalabad.
- Officials report an alleged Indian RAW operative was among those held, with explosives, weapons, bomb-making parts, suicide-jacket components and sensitive building blueprints recovered.
- Punjab police said the arrestees are linked to the banned TTP, with 44 cases registered as further inquiries continue.
- CTD detailed seizures including 16,480 grams of explosives, two hand grenades, 36 detonators, 58 feet of safety fuse wire, six IEDs and prohibited literature.
- Over the past month, CTD says it carried out 6,131 combing operations that detained 599 suspects and questioned 243,546 people, and the agency urged public vigilance as operations continue.