LAHORE – The law enforcement agencies have arrested key terrorist during raids in parts of Punjab on Tuesday here.
According to the channel, the detained militant was involved in an attack on Punjab former home minister Shuja Khanzada and has contacts with banned organisation. The officers stated that more information regarding the suspect was being collected while the policemen are also holding search operation to nab his accomplices.
The arrested criminal has been shifted to some undisclosed place for further investigation. Earlier, security departments had arrested another key suspect from Attock district. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson told the suspected terrorist identified as Qasim Muawiya was tracked through mobile data.
He was presented in the anti-terrorism court (ATC) where the court sent him on physical remand. On August 16, Shuja Khanzada and 16 others were killed in a suicide blast in the village of Shadi Khan in Attock district. The minister was visiting to condole with people over his cousin’s death and decided to stay a little longer at his Dera in his native Shadi Khan village when the terrorists struck.
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