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A group of fighters has targeted an air force training base in central Pakistan’s Mianwali area but troops foiled the attack, killing nine of the attackers, according to Pakistan’s military. “Due to the swift and effective response by the troops, Read More …
The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday said it has arrested 13 alleged terrorists including “three key Daesh commanders” during an intelligence-based operation from different cities of the province. In a statement issued today, the CTD said the arrested Read More …
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested six suspects belonging to different banned outfits during operations in different areas of Punjab. The spokesman says that 415 grams of explosive material, one hand grenade, one improvised explosive Read More …
At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded in a blast inside the Jaffar Express train near Punjab’s Chichawatni on Thursday morning, police said. According to Sahiwal District Police Officer (DPO) Faisal Shahzad, the injured persons have Read More …
The government of Punjab with a spending of Rs173 million is planning enhance the capacity of the Bomb Disposal Squad, an important wing when it comes to dealing with terror threats. Around Rs27 million will be spent to acquire 16 Read More …
Four children were killed and two others injured in an anti-tank mine explosion at Zafarwal on Sunday. A team of the Rescue 1122 shifted the injured children to the DHQ hospital after providing first aid. A group of children belonging Read More …
The Punjab’s Counterterrorism Department (CTD) Tuesday claimed to have arrested two terrorists involved in the New Anarkali bomb blast. Three people had died and 33 others were injured in the blast in Lahore’s Anarkali in January. The arrested terrorists were Read More …
At least three people have been killed and over 20 have been injured after a blast in Lahore’s Lohari Gate area. DIG Operations Lahore Dr Muhammad Abid Khan while speaking to media said that over 20 people have been injured Read More …
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claims to have arrested two alleged members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the city on Tuesday. According to the first information report (FIR), four CTD personnel, acting on a tip-off, went to check movement Read More …
At least four people have been killed in a grenade attack on an Ashura mourning procession of Shi’ite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. A spokesman for the Shi’ite organization Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal that several people were also injured Read More …
A blast in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killed two people and wounded 14 others on Wednesday, police said, adding that they had yet to determine whether the explosion in a residential neighbourhood was caused by a bomb. “Our Read More …
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), Lahore, Sunday conducted an intelligence based operation and arrested two suspected terrorists belonging to a banned organisation. Explosive material was also recovered from their possession. A credible source information was received that two ‘terrorists’ were present Read More …
The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) busted a network of Afghanistan-based banned militant organisations in separate intelligence based operations (IOBs) carried out in Rawalpindi and Lahore. A well-placed source said the banned militant organisations based in Afghanistan had changed their Read More …
An improvised explosive device (IED) was found near the railway station on Wednesday. A locally-made device, containing about 1kg of explosive material filled in a plastic bottle with a detonator, was described by bomb disposal experts as mobile device. It Read More …
In a second blast in the garrison city of Rawalpindi this month, over two dozen people including women and children were injured in the busy Ganj Mandi area on Sunday. The explosion, which took place at around 2pm just a Read More …
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police has failed to identify suspects in any of the four terror attacks that occurred in the garrison city during the outgoing year. Three people lost their lives while more than 30 people sustained Read More …
Security officials have foiled a terrorist attack on Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in the provincial capital by killing a would-be suicide bomber at its gate on Tuesday. As per details, the suspect tried to enter the police station Read More …
At least five terrorists of the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) were killed during an intelligence based operation jointly conducted by the Inter-Services Intelligence and Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in an area of Rajanpur district on Friday. According to a CTD Read More …
Moga Police has arrested three men for their involvement in the June 30 blast case outside a food stall. The explosive device, that went off in Moga on Tuesday, was made and planted by three people, including two brothers, to Read More …
A man was killed and 15 others were injured in an IED blast in Rawalpindi’s Saddar area, police said Friday. The Rawalpindi CCPO and other police officials along with the bomb disposal squad immediately reached the spot. The body and Read More …