KARACHI: Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested two operatives of Punjabi Taliban and recovered 30kg explosives and other weapons here on Tuesday.
SP CID Mazhar Mashwani informed media that a police party, with the assistance of officials of an intelligence agency, chased and intercept a car in Sohrab Goth, where terrorists allegedly started firing on the police party.
The police party managed to arrest two Taliban, including Wahid alias Lalo and Shakeel, while three of their accomplices managed to escape during crossfire.
The police also recovered 10kg explosives, three kalashnikovs, one 9mm pistol, one TT pistol and 200 bullets of Kalashnikov.
On the pointation of arrested culprits, the police raided a hideout at Khamosh Colony, Haji Murid Goth, and seized 20kg explosives, 3kg ball bearings, three detonators, one grenade, one Kalashnikov, one MP5 and five detonating covers.
Police informed that the culprits were associated with Punjabi Taliban group headed by Qari Aslam, who gave training and dispatched them from Waziristan.
The police quoted the arrested terrorists that they had planned to target high profile personalities, sensitive installations and sectarian figures. staff report