{"id":1491,"date":"2023-09-07T17:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/police-arrest-five-al-qaeda-militants-in-gujranwala-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:50:12","slug":"police-arrest-five-al-qaeda-militants-in-gujranwala-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/police-arrest-five-al-qaeda-militants-in-gujranwala-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest five ‘Al Qaeda militants’ in Gujranwala | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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\nPunjab police have arrested five suspected Al Qaeda militants planning an attack on security personnel, said officials on Friday.<\/p>\n

The raid in Gujranwala city hit an important media cell and financing network for the militants, Punjab\u2019s counter-terrorism department said.<\/p>\n

Laptops with encrypted data, cellphones, a printing press, explosives, five Kalashnikov rifles, ammunition and cash were found during the raid.<\/p>\n

For years militants have held sway in remote northwestern regions on the Afghan border but some have also established networks in Punjab.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were planning attack on law enforcement officials in Gujranwala,\u201d the police said,\u00a0without giving more details on the plot.<\/p>\n

The Gujranwala group recently relocated from Karachi and was running Al Qaeda\u2019s media operations for the Indian subcontinent and sending funds to central leadership in Afghanistan, it added.<\/p>\n

The security official says the number of militants in the country has decreased significantly due to an army crackdown.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n