Tag: Counter-Terrorism Department
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‘KU bombing planned by BLF and BLA, neighbouring country had a role’: Sharjeel Memon
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Tuesday (July 5) said that the Karachi University (KU) suicide bombing on April 26 was a joint plan by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF). On Monday, a 13-member Chinese delegation, led by a Chinese counterterrorism official, called on Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad…
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Counter-Terrorism Department warns of assassination threat against Imran Khan
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD)’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) wing has issued a warning that terrorists are planning the assassination of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, reports Daily Jang. According to the publication, terrorists have given the responsibility to an Afghan assassin to target Khan. However, the assassin handed over the responsibility to others. Several PTI…
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COAS Bajwa orders tight security for OIC meeting, PDM changes long march dates
In a Corps Commanders’ Conference held at General Headquarters (GHQ) on Monday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa ordered that the security in the federal capital must be increased and comprehensive security measures should be taken for the safe conduct of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting (March 22-23)…
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Counter Terrorism agents arrests two alleged members of ISIS from Khanewal, Punjab
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) is claiming that they have arrested two members from ISIS after a raid in Khanewal city, Punjab. The spokesperson of the CTD revealed that the suspects were preparing for attacks on the important installations and worship places. The team also recovered banned literature, weapons, and hand grenades. Further investigation is still…
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CIA joins investigation of Lahore blast, arrest suspects
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) has joined the Lahore bomb blast investigation and will interrogate the case with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), reports Dawn. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Rao Sardar Ali Khan also announced that the CIA has been assigned to investigate the probe beside the CTD. Law enforcement agencies have started their search operations…
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Wife planned assassination of Sindh Bar Council Secretary: police
The initial investigation of police revealed that the wife of a secretary of the Sindh Bar Council plotted the murder of her husband, Irfan Ali Mahar, who was assassinated by unknown assailants earlier this month in Karachi. She was frustrated by the domestic abuse she was facing when she asked her brother to assist her…