LAHORE: Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday apprehended two alleged terrorists belonging to Al-Qaeda from Lahore’s Jallo Pind.A CTD spokesperson said that the alleged terrorist was arrested from Jallo Pind and identified as Abdul Manan and Imran. They were plotting to launch a terror strike during Muharram, he added.
The CTD also recovered ammunition from the terrorists. Both were shifted to an unknown location.Last month, CTD Punjab arrested two suspects from Lahore in connection with their involvement in blasts in Johar Town, Lahore, and in a bus carrying Chinese nationals to Dasu project site (Khyber Pakthunkhwa). The suspects (brothers) were arrested from Defence where they had been living for the last 15 years. They had shifted from Quetta, a police source said adding that the CTD acted on intelligence reports about their involvement in the terror acts.–Agencies
