Two major plots of terrorism were foiled in Lahore when police and other law-enforcement agencies seized an explosive-laden truck and arrested 12 terrorists in two separate actions.
According to details, police stopped a truck at a checkpost at Lahore’s entry point in Shahdara town. When searched, at least 40 bags of explosive material were recovered from the vehicle. Police arrested the truck driver and cleaner belonging to the northern areas of Pakistan.
Meanwhile, in an intelligence-driven action, police arrested 12 terrorists entering Punjab from Attock city near Peshawar through a van.
Police said the terrorist, hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were entering Punjab and wanted to commit a major terrorist act. Police claimed to have recovered suicide vests, bomb-making material, automatic weapons and huge quantity of explosives from the terrorists who were later shifted to an undisclosed location for investigation.
