The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab, on July 2, has arrested nine persons belonging to different defunct organisationsin Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, reports Daily Times. A spokesman for the CTD said that the department conducted 22 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) and detained and interrogated 22 suspects. Those arrested include: Muhammad Yaqoob of defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)/ Ghazi Force, Arif Saeed from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Abdul Samad from TTP, M Bilal Cheena belonging to Daish, M Muzammil of Daish, M Arif from the TTP, Amir Farooq of Daish, M Arif of TTP and Farooq Ahmad of Daish. The spokesperson said that the department had registered seven cases against the suspected criminals while 3,475-grams explosive, a hand-grenade, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 11 nonelectric detonators, two pistols with 14 bullets and Rs 14,340 in cash were recovered from the accused.