Security forces recovered a large number of weapons from a car intercepted in the Kot Pindi Das area of Sheikhupura on Monday.

As Motorway Police had tried to stop the vehicle, said to be on its way from Islamabad to Lahore, the driver lost control and the car fell into a ditch, Motorway Police said.

The secret compartments of the car became dislodged in the crash, revealing the cache of weapons hidden in them.

Motorway Police said they seized an assortment of nearly 100 rifles, Kalashnikovs, and other guns as well as a large cache of bullets. The two suspects travelling in the car managed to flee the scene.

In a press conference, officials of the Motorway police said the weapons and bullets have been seized and a preliminary investigation is now underway.