Two ‘TTP terrorists’ arrested in CTD raid in Karachi
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department claimed to have arrested two suspected terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered two hand grenades. According to a CTD spokesperson, suspects Umer Farooq and Abdullah have been arrested in an intelligence-based operation jointly carried out by the CTD and an intelligence outfit. He said that the held suspects…
Karachi's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced the arrest of two suspected Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, Umer Farooq and Abdullah, according to a spokesperson for the CTD. The individuals were apprehended in an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly by the CTD and another intelligence agency, revealed the spokesperson.
The suspects allegedly entered the city from Afghanistan with intentions of carrying out terrorist attacks. Their activities included reconnaissance of Rangers and police officers and their respective offices, as well as providing information to their handlers, according to the CTD spokesperson.
In a separate incident, a man named Deedar Khan, 50, was fatally shot and his relative Dildar Manthar, 45, was wounded near a bus stand in Garhi Yaseen, reported police. The deceased was allegedly nominated in a murder case, and his family had informed the authorities of their prior knowledge of the killers, stating they would nominate them in the First Information Report (FIR) upon completing the burial rites.
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