Law enforcement agencies have arrested 23 terrorists, including seven members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province of Pakistan, the police said on Wednesday.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police in a statement said that it foiled a major terrorist plan in Punjab especially in Lahore by arresting the 23 terrorists in the province during the last one week.
“Seven terrorists of Fitna-ul-Khawarij (TTP) are among the arrested ones. The seven TTP militants have been arrested from Lahore along with explosives and a map of an important educational institution,” the CTD said.
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