Peshawar CTD arrests four Daesh facilitators

Peshawar: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Peshawar has effectively arrested four alleged Afghan facilitators linked to the outlawed extremist group Daesh in a rapid and decisive operation on Tuesday.

The operation was carried out in the Budh Bir area of the city, which left residents of the area feeling relieved and secure.

According to official sources, the arrested individuals had been involved in aiding and abetting the sinister activities of Daesh, primarily focusing on target killings and acts of sabotage that threatened the peace and stability of the region.

While the identities of the arrested individuals have not yet been disclosed, their capture was confirmed by CTD officials.

These four alleged facilitators were no strangers to the authorities, as they had been evading the law while facing charges in ten different cases.

Earlier, the wanted commander of outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Nasrullah, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi on Wednesday.

A key TTP commander from Karachi's Kuwari Colony, Nasrullah, was detained, according to the CTD's in-charge Khurram Waris, and weapons were also confiscated from his possession.

He claimed that the accused was wanted for committing significant offenses like funding terrorism and terrorism.

According to Waris, the accused individual also used to give his associates housing in Karachi and care for their injuries.