He was trained in Afghanistan and had entered Pakistan through Chaman, secret operations are being carried out at various places to arrest local facilitator Ali, a CTD spokesman said.

The suicide bomber, who was captured from the Barki area of the provincial capital Lahore, made more important revelations during the investigation, the suicide bomber said that he entered Pakistan through Chaman. Arrested bomber Shamsullah was given regular training in terrorism in Afghanistan, the suicide bomber was sent to Pakistan through Chaman after training by Jamaat-ul-Harar commanders Suleiman and Qasim Khurasani.

According to the spokesman, the local facilitator Ali made the suicide bomber stay in Lahore for three days and arranged a suicide jacket. The CTD spokesman further said that Qasim Khurasani is the mastermind of targeted killings of police officers in Police Line Peshawar and Lahore. Shamsullah, the arrested suicide bomber, said he was also drugged during training. It should be noted that a few days ago, the CTD arrested a suicide bomber of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from the Barki Road area of Lahore and saved Lahore from a major disaster. The CTD spokesman said that on the basis of a tip-off, the CTD had carried out an operation near Barki Road to arrest the terrorists. After a fierce exchange of fire with the terrorists, a suicide terrorist was arrested while his injured accomplice managed to escape.

The CTD spokesman also said that the arrested suicide bomber has been identified as Hafiz Shams, a resident of Balochistan and belonged to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. A suicide vest, safety fuse wire, and explosives were recovered from the suicide bomber. Senior police officials rushed to the spot as soon as the terrorists were informed, while CTD teams cordoned off the outskirts of Barki and launched a search operation. The terrorists had completed the planning of a major attack on Lahore, but the timely action of the CTD saved the city from major destruction. The CTD registered a case and further investigation was underway.