The Counter-Terrorism Department of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, working with the Elite Force and Bajaur police, arrested an Afghan suicide bomber and his local handler during a joint operation in Bajaur.

According to CTD, SWAT teams, Elite Force personnel and local police were already deployed for a search-and-strike mission when intelligence reports suggested the presence of two suspicious individuals in a nearby dry stream. Acting on the tip-off, the teams carried out a targeted raid and apprehended the suspects.

Police said both suspects tried to flee after seeing the security personnel but were arrested following a coordinated chase. Initial investigations revealed that the detainees were planning a major terrorist attack.

The suicide bomber was identified as Qais, son of Shah Khan, a resid

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