Additional IG Operations Punjab Shahzada Sultan and Senior CTD Officers Hold Joint Press Conference
Additional Inspector General (IG) Operations Punjab, Shahzada Sultan; Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Punjab, Waqas Nazir; and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab, Waqar Azeem, held a joint press conference at the Central Police Office, Lahore. They briefed the media on the arrest of six facilitators linked to the Indian terrorist agency "RAW", outlining details of the hostile country’s conspiracy and highlighting CTD’s recent achievements.
According to details, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab successfully uncovered a terrorist network supported by the Indian intelligence agency "RAW". As part of "Operation Yalghaar", CTD conducted operations in various districts across Punjab and arrested six facilitators associated with RAW.
In Toba Tek Singh, a large cache of explosives, detonators, and confidential maps was recovered. In Bahawalpur, a RAW facilitator receiving funding from Dubai was apprehended red-handed. Two individuals from Bahawalnagar were also taken into custody for having directly procured IEDs from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
During the course of the investigation, CTD uncovered plans for terrorist attacks on a mosque and a railway station in Bahawalpur. Additionally, CTD obtained intercepted audio recordings of Indian officers Major Ravindra Rathore and Inspector Singh, containing instructions for targeted killings and attacks on sensitive locations in Pakistan.
Recovered from the suspects were IEDs, safety fuses, and classified documents. CTD Punjab reiterated its firm resolve to thwart all conspiracies against the security of the State of Pakistan and pledged to accelerate operations against anti-state elements.
(Handout No. 670)
Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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