IG for continuation of intel-based operations

Jan 21, 2020

Punjab Inspector General of Police Shoaib Dastgir praised CTD Bahawalnagar team for arresting 3 dangerous terrorists after an intelligence based operation and directed that intelligence based operations against terrorists and extremists should be continued in all districts of the province so that elimination process against activities of proscribed organizations and their miscreants could be boosted up.
He further said that special operations should be undertaken against terrorists and also their facilitators so that anti social elements could not succeed in their objectives of spoiling the peace of the society. IG Punjab further said that CTD was playing an instrumental role in eradication of terrorism and its timely actions have considerably reduced the ratio of incidents of the terrorism.

According to the details, CTD Bahawalnagar as per an intelligence based report took action and arrested 3 dangerous terrorists from Haroonabad bypass and seized arms from them.
Imran, Muhammad Abid Sohail and Muhammad Raza were among the terrorists. According to CTD spokesperson, CTD undertook a successful operation on an intelligence report from an authentic source and recovered 7 detonators, safety fuse, 2 boxes of ball bearings, 1 electric battery, 1 electric switch and ammunition material in two shopping bags.
The accused were planning to attack sensitive installations in Bahawalnagar which was foiled by timely action by CTD team. CTD police registered a case against the accused and initiated further investigation in this regard.

(Pakistan Observer)

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