Pakistani forces recover huge cache of arms in tribal areas: army

Pakistan army said on Sunday that the security forces have recovered huge cache of arms in two tribal regions that were used for terrorist activities in the country.

The army and other law enforcement agencies are currently engaged in intelligence-based operations across the country to target the hideouts of the militants and their facilitators.

The military announced on Feb. 22 the start of the operation codenamed "Radd-ul-Fasaad," or "Reject Discord" in English, after a series of terrorist attacks that killed over 100 people in the country.

"Security forces recover huge cache of arms and ammunition including rockets, prepared IEDs, explosive, grenades, mortar bombs, different types of weapons and communication equipment" from Kalaya area in Orakzai tribal agency and Parachinar in Kurram tribal agency, the army said.

The operations were launched on credible intelligence, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said.

The army said that a center of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan that was established in underground tunnels in Kalaya was destroyed during the operation.

In a separate operation in Parachinar, a main city in Kurram agency, the paramilitary Frontier Corps and intelligence agencies recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including rockets, IEDs, grenade, mines, mortar ammo, explosives different types of weapons and communication equipment.

Kurram agency, which bordering Afghanistan, has been the focus of the Taliban groups and their bombers killed dozens in deadly attacks in recent months.

"The recovery of such huge cache indicates planning for major terrorist attack which has been averted", the army said. Endit