Pakistan security forces claim foiling ‘major’ Easter Sunday attack plot

Two suicide jackets, weapons and explosives have been recovered from the possession of the terrorists.

According to officials, a joint team of security forces conducted today’s raid on a tip off. The team asked the terrorists to surrender, but they opened fire on it. In an exchange of fire, a terrorist was killed.

The team managed to arrest two terror suspects, including a woman.

Last year, at least 72 people were killed and hundreds wounded after a bomb ripped through a children’s play area in Lahore’s Iqbal Park where Christian families were celebrating Easter.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, had claimed responsibility for the attack.