The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has conducted 180 Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) in various cities of Punjab and apprehended 15 terrorists.
The CTD spokesman said that a wanted terrorist affiliated with the banned TTP who was trained in South Waziristan, arrested in Mianwali. Operations were also carried out in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Multan, and other cities and explosives, detonators, safety fuses, IED bombs, mobile phones, and cash were seized.
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Source: Pakistan Today
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