District Police Officer Hangu Asif Bahadur Khan told The News International that terrorists were allegedly involved in various crimes of heinous nature, including kidnapping for ransom, target-killing and others.
He said that the police had also seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including four kilogram explosives, four hand grenades, four rockets, one RPG7 launcher and others.
The official added that the police had also recovered Afghan-registered SIM cards, which indicated that the accused had potential cross-border connections.