(): Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies have foiled a major terror plot by arresting seven suspected terrorists, including two key commanders of the Islamic State (ISIS), in the country’s Punjab province, police claimed on Monday. The terrorists were arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police during several intelligence-based operations conducted in different districts of the province.
“The CTD conducted 49 intelligence-based operations across the province during which seven suspected terrorists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi including two commanders of ISIS, Shahid Hussain and Siaful Din were arrested,” the CTD spokesperson said.
“Both the commanders were operating in Punjab,” he said. The spokesman said the terrorists had planned to target important installations and other places across the province. The police have registered six cases against them.