Five Taliban militants, who were plotting to attack security facilities, have been arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said on Sunday.
The terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested during intelligence operations in three districts of Sheikhupura, DG Khan and Multan in Punjab.
Suicide jackets, explosives, weapons, prohibited literature and cash have been recovered from his possession, according to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).
The CTD said the suspected terrorists were planning to attack law enforcement agencies and important buildings in Punjab’s Sheikhupura, DG Khan and Multan districts.
The CTD said that FIRs have also been registered against him under the anti-terror law and other clauses.
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More than a week ago, the CTD arrested seven suspected terrorists, mostly belonging to TTP, in Punjab.
The TTP has renewed terror attacks in Pakistan after the ceasefire with the government ended weeks ago.
Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders met on Friday for a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss strategy to counter the growing threat of militancy in the country.
The decision to call the meeting came after Army Chief General Asim Munir called Prime Minister Sharif on Thursday to brief him on national security and professional matters, according to the officials.
Official sources said the meeting discussed modalities to counter the latest threat from the illegal TTP and also looked at cross-border attacks from Afghanistan following the failure of the Taliban interim government to eliminate the use of its land for terrorist activities.
