Two terrorists arrested near CM Secretariat in Lahore

LAHORE, March 2: Law enforcers have nabbed two alleged militants near the Chief Minister (CM) Secretariat on Wednesday.
Sources said that intelligence agencies were tipped about presence of few persons involved in suspicious activities in Liaquatabad area. Security personnel carried out a recce in the area and later apprehended two suspected terrorists near Chief Minister Secretariat. Explosives and detonators have been seized from their possession.
The criminals have been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. On the other hand, four criminals who were arrested for possession of explosives have been sentenced to life in prison.
Earlier on February 17, two police were shot dead by three unidentified armed men in Iqbal Town’s Chanab Pulli area. On February 15, law enforcement agencies had seized a generic explosive device near a school.
A terror bid was foiled by security agencies in January when Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had visited the provincial capital.
An explosive device that weighed at least five Kilogram (Kg) was seized from under the stairs of Samsani overhead bridge on Canal Road after Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan visited the area. -DNA