World News | 3 Militants Arrested in Pakistan's Punjab: Police
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pakistani law enforcement agencies on Friday claimed to have arrested three militants in Punjab province.
Lahore, Jun 6 (PTI) Pakistani law enforcement agencies on Friday claimed to have arrested three militants in Punjab province.
In an intelligence-based operation, three dangerous terrorists were arrested in Jhang Road, Pathan Colony, some 225kms from Lahore, on Friday, the Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab Police said in a statement.
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"The arrested terrorists were residing in South Punjab. Azam from Minchinabad, Amjad from Pakpattan, and Manzoor from Bahawalnagar," it said.
The terrorists linked to a foreign intelligence agency were planning to target key locations in Lahore, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, and Pakpattan during Eid, it said, adding that a large cache of weapons, explosives and maps were recovered from them.
The CTD Faisalabad has registered a case against them and further investigation is underway.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)