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Terrorist bid to target PTI march foiled, officials claim
By Zahir Shah Sherazi
PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed on Sunday to have averted a major terrorist attack that was meant to target the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming 'Azadi March'.
Police sources told Dawn.com that on a tip off about the terrorists' presence, security forces carried out a search operation in the Kulachi Tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan and arrested three terrorists.
The police claimed to have recovered two suicide vests, hand grenades, 30 rifles, 21 remote controls, 70 ICs used in the making of suicide jackets, 60kg of explosives, foreign currency, medicines, chemicals.
The arrested terrorists were shifted for interrogation and more raids are being conducted.
The PTI under Chairman Imran Khan and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)chief led by Tahirul Qadri have been engaging in street agitation against the government at a time when the Pakistan Army is engaged in a full-scale operation to wipe out militants from North Waziristan.
So far there has been little discussion over the possibility of terrorists using the political crisis to their advantage.
The government had imposed Article 245 of the Constitution to allow the Army to assist in securing Islamabad, a move that has been condemned from all quarters, particularly the PTI, whose leaders have speculated that the move is political in nature - not a real security measure.
By Zahir Shah Sherazi
PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed on Sunday to have averted a major terrorist attack that was meant to target the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming 'Azadi March'.
Police sources told Dawn.com that on a tip off about the terrorists' presence, security forces carried out a search operation in the Kulachi Tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan and arrested three terrorists.
The police claimed to have recovered two suicide vests, hand grenades, 30 rifles, 21 remote controls, 70 ICs used in the making of suicide jackets, 60kg of explosives, foreign currency, medicines, chemicals.
The arrested terrorists were shifted for interrogation and more raids are being conducted.
The PTI under Chairman Imran Khan and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)chief led by Tahirul Qadri have been engaging in street agitation against the government at a time when the Pakistan Army is engaged in a full-scale operation to wipe out militants from North Waziristan.
So far there has been little discussion over the possibility of terrorists using the political crisis to their advantage.
The government had imposed Article 245 of the Constitution to allow the Army to assist in securing Islamabad, a move that has been condemned from all quarters, particularly the PTI, whose leaders have speculated that the move is political in nature - not a real security measure.
