LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested on Friday nine militants linked with the banned Sipah-i-Sahba Pakistan (SSP), Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan and Daesh.
A CTD spokesman said in the first raid Qari Muhammad Yousaf and Muhammad Younus were arrested in Madressah Noorul Huda, sector A-2 of Township. They belong to the banned Islamic State (IS or Daesh).
He said police also recovered explosives and hate material from them and held them in a case under section 4/5 ESA, 11-F (2) and 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
He said in the second raid in the Batapur area, Muhammad Suleman, Ahmed Nawaz, Abdul Manan and Hakeem Khan, of the banned SSP, were arrested.
He said police also recovered hate material and explosive which was hidden in a green belt near Abdullah Interchange.
A case under section 11-F (2), 9 of ATA was registered against them.
The spokesman said that in the third raid in the Sanda area, three members of banned Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan – Shehzada Ghulam Hussain, Shahid and Sajid Abbas – were arrested.
He said police also found hate material at Imran cassette and CD house near Bibi Pak Daman shrine and registered a case under section 11-F (2), 9- ATA.
He said that the suspects were planning to attack the law enforcement agencies. All the arrested suspects were shifted to undisclosed locations for further interrogation.
