Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) teams have arrested 12 terrorists of the India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) during operations in major Punjab cities of Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur.A CTD spokesman on Monday said that a large quantity of weapons, explosives, IED bombs, and currency were recovered from their possession.The CTD spokesman further revealed that maps of sensitive locations and one picture of a madrassah and an event were also recovered.

The CTD Punjab said that the arrested terrorists were wanted to create a law and order situation and religious hatred in the province.Terrorists Sukhdeep Singh, Azmat, Faizan, Nabeel, Usman, and Sarfraz were arrested from Lahore, Danish from Faisalabad, and Rajab, Hashim, Saqib, and Arif were arrested from Bahawalpur.The CTD further stated that these terrorists were arrested using a Facebook ID operated by India’s RAW.

One of the arrested terrorists of Fitna al-Hindustan, Sukhdeep Singh, was born as a Christian and later changed his religion. The Indian RAW agency was also providing them with huge funding, the CTD spokesman added. The CTD have registered different cases against these terrorists and initiated a formal investigation.The CTD spokesman said that seven IED bombs, two detonators, 102 feet of fuse wire, mobiles, and currency were also recovered from them.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)