ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Saturday that it had thwarted a plot to launch a major terror attack in Lahore on Easter Sunday, after an army raid in the city that killed a suspected militant.
Lahore suffered one of Pakistan’s deadliest attacks in 2016 – a suicide bomb in a park last Easter that killed more than 70 including many children.
In the latest incident, a gunbattle broke out during an overnight operation by security forces in a building in Lahore, killing a suspected militant and leaving four soldiers wounded.
“A major terrorist attack planned for Easter in Lahore tomorrow was successfully foiled by intelligence agencies,” a military statement said. It gave no details about the affiliation of the militant.
Security forces also arrested a woman and seized suicide jackets and explosives, it added.
