The security forces have arrested 11 suspected militants during search operations in Quetta and Nowshera.
During a search operation on the eastern by-pass in Quetta on Friday night, the police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) arrested three suspects belonging to a banned militant outfit.
The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
On a tip-off, security forces conducted a search operation at the Jalozai Camp in Nowshera and arrested eight militants and recovered heavy weapons.
According to sources, intelligence agencies had revealed that three would-be suicide bombers from Tirah Valley were hiding in Jalozai Camp. and were planning major attacks.
More than 500 officials of the law enforcement agencies conducted a search operation and arrested the suspects, who were shifted to an undisclosed location for investigation.