ISLAMABAD, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani police on Saturday arrested two terror suspects and seized a huge cache of weapons from their possession in the country's eastern province of Punjab, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, police personnel carried out a targeted raid in the suburbs of Chiniot, a city in central Punjab, and apprehended two suspected terrorists and seized a huge cache of weapons from their vehicle, police officers of the city said.
The seized weapons included 16 pistols, 19 rifles, and more than 25,000 rounds of various caliber, said the police.
While talking to media persons, the police said that the weapons were meant for carrying out terrorist activities in the month of Muharram, the first holy month of the Islamic calendar, which commenced in the country on Friday.
Earlier on Sept.18, security personnel from the Counter Terrorism Department of the Punjab province claimed to have recovered a large amount of arms, handgrenades and explosive materials during an encounter with suspected terrorists. Two suspected terrorists were killed in the encounter while four others managed to escape, said police.
Security measures have been beefed up across the country to avoid any possible terror attacks during the holy month of Muharram.
