Overview
- The Counter Terrorism Department reported detentions across Lahore, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Khushab, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Faisalabad, Jhang, Chakwal, Rajanpur, Narowal and Pakpattan.
- Officials said 286 suspects were questioned during 286 intelligence-based operations over the past month.
- Recovered items included 4,935 grams of explosives, 19 detonators, 34 feet of safety fuse wire, three EID devices, weapons and banned literature.
- CTD stated the suspects planned attacks on important buildings in multiple cities, presenting the arrests as preemptive disruption.
- Reporting diverges on affiliations, with one account citing five TTP and Al-Qaeda members and another citing four Fitna-ul-Khawarij suspects from Sargodha, pending official clarification.