QUETTA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested a ‘terrorist’ during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Gwadar and seized explosive material from his possession, ARY News reported on Monday.
The CTD spokesperson said in a statement the arrested terrorist was associated with the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The CTD officials recovered 1,878 grams of explosive material, a 66-inch prima cord and a detonator from his possession.
The spokesperson added that the department expedited efforts to arrest other members of the network.
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Earlier on January 26, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) had arrested a member of a banned outfit during a raid conducted in Peshawar.
CTD Sindh officials conducted a raid in Peshawar in collaboration with the law enforcement agencies and arrested a key member of the outlawed group from Peshawar, CTD sources here said.
Two accomplices of the arrested suspect were killed a few days back in Ghotki, sources said. “The accused were involved in terrorism and sectarian crimes in Balochistan,” according to sources.
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