Islamabad: The Islamabad Police foiled a plan to attack the Pakistan Day parade by arresting two suspects.
According to police official, on a tip-off of intelligence sources, the Koral police raided a hideout in Ghauri Town and arrested two alleged suspects, identified as Sagheer Ahmed and Raja Safeer Akber, and recovered six Kalashnikovs, three 12-bore rifles, two 30-bore pistols, two SMGs, 9mm pistols, repeaters and 2,834 rounds.
The police official further added that, the suspects confessed to have been planning to target the Pakistan Day Parade, scheduled for March 23 after a lapse of six years. The suspects had concealed the arms and a large number of maintenance and tampering tools in an iron cupboard.
A case has been registered against the suspects at the Koral Police Station under sections 420, 468, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code, said the police.
