<p>Pakistan army today said it has arrested top Taliban militants and foiled their plan to carry out a major terrorist attack to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the southern port city of Karachi this week.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a statement, the army said that security forces averted a major terrorist attack which was planned by the gang to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the city.<br /><br />It was an "Intelligence Based Operation" in which the forces arrested a "foreign sponsored gang" and foiled their plan, the statement said, adding that some high-value targets including Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat chapter deputy chief in Karachi Bakhat Zaman has been arrested.<br /><br />"Terrorists had been planning for some time and (they) had prepared an explosive laden vehicle and a motor cycle which they were (planning) to use on Youm-e-Azadi," army said.<br />The forces recovered an explosive laden vehicle and a motor cycle.<br /><br />During interrogation, the terrorists confessed that vehicles were arranged from Karachi and they were waiting for suicide bombers which had to arrive from Afghanistan.<br /><br />Zaman had allegedly visited Afghanistan to arrange suicide bombers.<br /><br />The security forces were tipped off and they continued surveillance of group for weeks before the operation was simultaneously launched on August 9 in Hyderabad and Karachi in Sindh province to arrest the terrorists.<br /><br />Army issued photographs of five arrested men with their faced covered.<br /><br />It said that interrogation was still going on. <br /></p>
<p>Pakistan army today said it has arrested top Taliban militants and foiled their plan to carry out a major terrorist attack to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the southern port city of Karachi this week.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a statement, the army said that security forces averted a major terrorist attack which was planned by the gang to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the city.<br /><br />It was an "Intelligence Based Operation" in which the forces arrested a "foreign sponsored gang" and foiled their plan, the statement said, adding that some high-value targets including Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat chapter deputy chief in Karachi Bakhat Zaman has been arrested.<br /><br />"Terrorists had been planning for some time and (they) had prepared an explosive laden vehicle and a motor cycle which they were (planning) to use on Youm-e-Azadi," army said.<br />The forces recovered an explosive laden vehicle and a motor cycle.<br /><br />During interrogation, the terrorists confessed that vehicles were arranged from Karachi and they were waiting for suicide bombers which had to arrive from Afghanistan.<br /><br />Zaman had allegedly visited Afghanistan to arrange suicide bombers.<br /><br />The security forces were tipped off and they continued surveillance of group for weeks before the operation was simultaneously launched on August 9 in Hyderabad and Karachi in Sindh province to arrest the terrorists.<br /><br />Army issued photographs of five arrested men with their faced covered.<br /><br />It said that interrogation was still going on. <br /></p>