DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday claimed to have arrested four terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an operation here.

A CTD spokesman said that the terrorists were arrested during an operation in Abaa Shaheed area on the Dera-Maddi Road after an exchange of fire with them.

The arrested terrorists were identified as Manan, Rehman, Qismatullah and Ameer Mohammad. They belonged to TTP’s Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud group. Arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from them, the CTD official said.

Meanwhile, funeral prayers of Frontier Corps personnel Nazirullah Mehsud, who was martyred in an improvised explosive device blast in Khyber tribal district the other day, were offered in Tank district on Monday.

Later, he was laid to rest full military honour.

Sector Commander FC South Suhail Bajwa, Pak Army officers, relatives and a large number of local people attended the funeral.

The FC sector commander South also laid a floral wreath at the grave of the martyred on behalf of the army chief.

A smartly turned-out contingent of the army presented a guard of honour.

The sector commander FC South also handed over national flag and uniform to the martyr’s brother and son.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023