Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) have arrested three facilitators of Fitna al-Hindustan during a joint operation in Karachi. The joint operation was conducted in the Chakra Goth area of Karachi. The arrested terrorists were later identified as Yasir Arafat, Khuda Bukhsh, and Zahid Hussain alias Barakzai.

Pakistan Rangers and CTD personnel also recovered five kilograms of explosive material, three detonators, one kilogram of ball bearings, 250 boxes of extremist literature, and laptops from their custody. The arrested terrorists were planning to use this material, which was hidden at a secret location, for terrorist attacks on sensitive locations in Karachi. A spokesman of the Pakistan Rangers said that all these terrorists were handed over to the police for further legal proceedings.

Earlier in January 2026, law enforcement agencies in Karachi have thwarted a major terrorist plot through a timely operation, recovering a large quantity of explosives and arresting three suspected terrorists. Addressing a press conference, Additional Inspector General of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Zulfiqar Lark and Deputy Inspector General Ghulam Azfar Mahesar said a raid was conducted in Rais Goth on Karachi’s outskirts following intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)