The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel arrested a hardcore terrorist of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered hateful material from his possession in Sahiwal. Terrorist Arab Gul is a resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and was arrested by CTD during an operation in Old Harappa Road area in Sahiwal. The CTD seized books of hateful material that were banned in 2014 from his possession. CTD also recovered the membership card of the banned TTP 8 books titled “Nida-e-Haq” and Rs1360 from his custody. Earlier in 2025, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two suspected members of the banned TTP in a sting operation in Sahiwal and its outskirts. In a raid near Village 58/GD, on the Faisalabad-Sahiwal Road in Noor Shah, the CTD arrested a suspect identified as Muhammad Adeel of Layyah. The department said Adeel was allegedly planning a terrorist attack. A live improvised explosive device (IED), dry battery, prima cards, detonators, cables, a cell phone, electrical circuits, an iron box filled with nails, a camera, a 30-bore pistol, bullets and cash were recovered from him. A case was registered at Sahiwal CTD police station under Section 45 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and Sections 7, 13(2a), and 20/65 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, based on a complaint lodged by Muhammad Anees.
CTD arrests TTP terrorist in Sahiwal
Published on: July 11, 2026 5:01 AM