C t d n a B S t h R e e S u S p e C t S : M a j o R t e R R o R n e t W o R K o F S u i C i d e B o M B e R S B u S t e d

RAWALPINDI/LAHORE

S ta f f r e P o r t tH E security forces successfully thwarted a major terror plot and busted a network of suicide bombers and their facilitators following information extorted from suspects during interrogation According to details, the security agencies launched an operation based on information gathered in the aftermath of the suicide bombing at Jamrud Takhta Beg checkpost on January 19

The security agencies conducted the intelligence-based operation on January 23 about the presence of a network of suicide bombers During the suicide attack on Jamrud checkpost, the terrorists had detonated a bomb after exchanging fire with security forces and the banned Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan (TTP) later claimed responsibility for the attack Subsequently, security forces launched an operation to trace the perpetrators

The forces sent the bullet casings and body parts of the terrorists to laboratory for forensic tests Analysis of geo-fencing and captured closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage revealed on January 21 that a banned

TTP terrorist identified as Umar carried out the suicide attack Umar was facilitated by Satana Jan, a resident of Jamrud Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and this clue led the security agencies to the network of suicide bombers on January 23 A significant cache of weapons ammunition and explosive materials were also seized from the terrorist group During the intelligence based

gov t determined to legislate for rights of domestic workers: tarar

ISLAMABAD

S ta f f r e P o r t

Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer

Tarar on Friday said that the government was determined to take all possible measures to protect the rights of domestic workers and consultation in this regard would help in comprehensive legislation He expressed these views while addressing a consultative conference regarding the drafting of the ICT Domestic Workers Act 2022 He said that there were millions of domestic workers but there was no legal protection for their rights It was an industry and it was a weak section that provides services for other sections of society, he said The minister said that the services of domestic workers were admirable and they need attention He said that all the participants should give their effective suggestions in this regard which would be made part of the legislation He further said that the purpose of sitting for discussion was to talk openly and create consensus Instead of artificial legislation such legislation should be made which was in the interest of this section, he added On this occasion, Senator Azam Nazir Tarar presented written suggestions for drafting the ICT Workers Act 2022 Earlier, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Mehnaz Akbar Aziz gave the opening remarks and explained the aims and objectives of the consultative conference

police star ts crackdown on illegal use of police lights, sirens

HYDERABAD a P P

On the directions of DIG Peer Muhammad Shah the police have started a crackdown against private vehicles using police lights, sirens, hooters, tinted glasses, and fancy number plates The police spokesman informed here on Saturday that during the day-long action in the limits of various police stations, the police lights, sirens, hooters, tinted glasses and fancy number plates had been removed from thousands of vehicles

According to him, the district and the traffic police were taking joint action against such violations He said the city's exit and entry points were also being checked for such vehicles The spokesman said the use of the police emergency lights and hooters in private vehicles was a crime He added that the police were also taking action against the shops which had been selling such items

ISLAMABAD aG e n c e S

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Tourism and Sports Aun Chaudhry has said that great investment opportunities are available in the tourism sector of Pakistan and the government is extending all possible support for encouraging investment in this sector

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the two-day ‘Travel and Adventure Show’ in New York on Saturday, Aun Chaudhry said that overseas Pakistanis and investors can take full advantage of this opportunity which not only will help to explore the tourism potential of Pakistan but will also promote operation, the security forces arrested Farmanullah and Abdul Qayyum Meanwhile, the TTP accepted that Satana Jana, the facilitator of the operation, had been killed

Based on the information obtained from Farmanullah and Abdul Qayyum, another major operation was conducted on January 27 Security forces hoped to apprehend three suspected terrorists While conducting the operation security forces arrested four people including Fazl Amin, Fazl Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, and Hamadullah Fazl Ahmed was identified as the man who took pictures of the on January 19 attack using his mobile phone During questioning, facilitator Fazal Ahmed revealed that a suicide bomber, who was an Afghan national, was present at an identified location Based on this information, security forces apprehended two Afghan nationals

The report stated that Satana Jan was a facilitator of the TTP and its members, including suicide bombers He is believed to arrange and provide weapons and suicide jackets to suicide bombers

He would also arrange for their travel and shelter Now, officials believe that Satana Jan was acting as a local commander of the TTP network in North Waziristan He had four separate hideouts where he would hide and also keep suicide bombers and prepare them for their mission t e R R O R s u s p e c t s A R R e s t e d i n

G u j R A n wA l A, p i n d i: Meanwhile, the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested three alleged terrorists in operations across the province on Saturday

According to CTD the terror suspects arrested from Rawalpindi and Gujranwala were identified as: Kitab Khan, Irshadul Haq and Muhammad Arshad Siddiquie

The CTD sources informed that a huge quantity of explosive material and weapons were also recovered from the suspects They said the CTD carried out a number of combing operations in several cities of Punjab including Lahore after receiving information about suspected persons

During the last one week, 23,381 people were screened with the help of modern technology during 471 combing operations across Punjab, the CTD official informed They added as many as 75 FIRs were registered arrest of 95 suspects from different districts including Lahore

Te r r o r i s t b i t e d u s t i n M i r A l i I B O : I S P R

Security forces Saturday gunned down a terrorist in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan

District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said Inter-Services

Public Relations (ISPR)

According to ISPR the military s media wing the IBO operation was conducted in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan As the security forces moved forward towards the suspects hideout they resorted to firing ensuing to an intense fire exchange between the troops and terrorists After killing the suspect, the forces also recovered weapons and ammunition

The ISPR noted that the suspect remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent citizens

It is pertinent to mention here that the country’s law and order situation has worsened over the past few months, with groups like the outlawed Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan carrying out attacks on law enforcement agencies (LEAs) across the country

Earlier in January, ISPR stated that at least 11 terrorists, including a local commander, were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

According to the military’s media wing, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan’s Wana area and successfully “foiled a high-profile terrorist activity ”