Overview
- Counter-Terrorism Department statements report 49 arrests across multiple Punjab districts after 425 intelligence-based operations in recent weeks.
- Authorities say the suspects are linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and were allegedly preparing attacks on key sites.
- Recovered items include 16,480 grams of explosives, two hand grenades, 36 detonators, six IEDs, fuse wire, banned literature and building blueprints.
- Officials say 44 cases have been registered and investigations continue, with public vigilance urged through the CTD helpline.
- CTD also cites a broader security push over the past month with 6,131 combing operations, 599 detentions and 243,546 people questioned, and alleges one arrestee worked for India’s RAW without independent corroboration.