In a major security-related development, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 12 suspected terrorists allegedly linked to Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (Raw) in separate operations in major cities of Punjab, the agency said on Monday. According to a Punjab CTD spokesperson, the arrests were made in Lahore, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur. The spokesperson said that weapons, explosives and detonators were also recovered from the suspected Indian spy agency members. The CTD officials also seized photos and videos of sensitive locations and institutions, he added. According to the spokesperson, the images, videos and location details included those of a madrassa (seminary) and a local festival were also recovered. The suspects arrested from Lahore were identified as Sukh Deep Singh, Azmat, Faizan, Nabeel, Abrar, Usman and Sarfaraz, while the sole suspect arrested from Faisalabad was identified as Danish. Meanwhile, those arrested from Bahawalpur were identified as Rajab, Hashim, Saqib and Arif. The CTD described the arrested suspects as members of the terrorist group “Fitna al-Hindustan”. The spokesperson added that the arrests were made with the help of a Facebook ID operated from India by someone named Adil. He said that Singh, one of the arrested suspects, was born Christian and converted to another religion some time ago. The spokesperson further revealed that the suspects were receiving heavy funding from Raw for organising terrorist activities in Pakistan. Cases have been registered against them and investigation is underway, as per the CTD. Last month, Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies arrested a fisherman working for Indian intelligence agencies to spy on Islamabad, according to ministers Information Minister Atta Tarar and Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said. In a significant security operation, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 12 suspected terrorists allegedly linked to the Indian intelligence agency RAW in separate raids across Punjab, officials said on Monday. The arrests took place in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur, where the CTD also recovered weapons, explosives, detonators, as well as photos and videos of sensitive locations, including a madrassa and a local festival. The suspects arrested in Lahore were identified as Sukh Deep Singh, Azmat, Faizan, Nabeel, Abrar, Usman, and Sarfaraz. The Faisalabad suspect was Danish, while those arrested in Bahawalpur included Rajab, Hashim, Saqib, and Arif. The CTD described them as members of the terrorist group “Fitna al-Hindustan” and said they were receiving funding from RAW to carry out terrorist activities in Pakistan. The arrests were reportedly aided by a Facebook ID operated from India by an individual named Adil. A spokesperson noted that one of the suspects, Sukh Deep Singh, was born Christian and later converted to another religion. Cases have been registered, and investigations are ongoing. Last month, Pakistani authorities also arrested a fisherman working for Indian intelligence agencies to spy on Islamabad, according to Information Minister Atta Tarar and Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry. Addressing a presser in the federal capital on November 1, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said that Ijaz Mallah was taken into custody by Indian authorities in September this year, before he was taken to an undisclosed location and was forced to do some task for them. “He [Mallah] was offered bribe that he would be compensated and threatened with up to three years imprisonment if he did not comply. He was eventually released by Indian intelligence agencies and sent back to Pakistan with certain tasks,” the minister added. Tarar also said that the fisherman was instructed by Indian agencies to procure uniforms of the Pakistan Army, Navy, and Rangers, along with local SIM cards and phone bills, for espionage purposes.