The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced the arrest of five suspected militants in Karachi during joint operations with the Federal Intelligence Agency. The suspects, linked to banned outfits Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), were captured in Manghopir and near the KMC Sports Complex. According to CTD, two suspects belong to the TTP and three to AQIS, with illegal weapons recovered from their possession. Authorities stated the suspects were trained abroad and were planning terror activities in Karachi.