CTD arrests three suspected terrorists in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday rounded up three suspected terrorists in Gujranwala, a CTD spokesman said, seizing a sizeable quantity of arms and explosives from them.

The suspects were apprehended from a park on GT Road following a tip-off, the spokesman said.

"They were planning to target sensitive installations in the city," he added.

The suspects, Yousuf Tariq, Samiullah and Mansoor, were affiliated with an outlawed group. They were trained in Afghanistan to carry out terrorist attacks.

A case has been lodged against the suspects and they are being further interrogated.