Lahore, March 28 Law enforcement agencies in the past month have arrested 36 militants belonging to various terrorist organizations in the Punjab province of Pakistan, a statement said on Saturday.
The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in a statement said the arrested terrorists, including those from the banned militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), planned to target important buildings in different cities of the province.
"Major terror plots were averted in Faisalabad and Jhelum as two dangerous terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested along with heavy explosive material and weapons," the statement said.
It said the CTD conducted 366 intelligence-based operations in different districts, questioned 338 suspects, and arrested 36 terrorists along with weapons, explosives, and other prohibited materials.
"Explosives weighing 6,262 grams, 34 detonators, 34 feet of safety fuse wire, five IED bombs, and banned literature were recovered from their possession," it said.
The CTD stated that cases had been registered against the arrested terrorists, and further investigation was ongoing.