According to details provided by Rangers, the accused used to receive instructions from a TTP terrorist, Afsar Khan alias Arshad, who is based in Afghanistan. The arrested terrorists would provide mobile numbers of local businessmen in Karachi to Afsar Khan in Afghanistan.
The concerns were raised during the National Security Council of Pakistan's 41st meeting on Friday in Islamabad. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the National Security Council of Pakistan's 41st meeting.
Notably, the US president's visit comes amid a heightened terror threat in Northern Ireland, and with power-sharing in Stormont still on hold because of post-Brexit tensions.
The NSC's decision to launch a massive operation may further shrink the chances of elections in Punjab, two days after the government had categorically refused to implement the court order regarding May 14 polls, Dawn reported.
The cash-strapped nation is reeling with the repercussions of a deepening political crisis, which initially began in April last year when former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of a no-confidence motion, and the derailment of the USD 6.5 billion International Monetary Fun
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Uttar Pradesh has no room for illegal activities and that anti-social elements that terrorised the public in the past, "today wet their pants when court sentences them".
Since the Afghan Taliban took power across the border, there have been countless reports of terrorist outfits, principally the TTP, organizing and launching attacks.
Tel Aviv Police on Friday night shot dead the terrorist who carried out a car-ramming and shooting attack that resulted in the death of one person while injuring six others.
The development came after a two-hour-long National Security Committee (NSC) meeting comprising the country's top civil and military leadership -- with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, a statement from the PM's Office said.
According to The Express Tribune, systematic and targeted attacks in major cities have been reignited after the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) called off their ceasefire.