MULTAN: Pakistani security officials say they have arrested two suspected members of Daesh in a raid on their hideout in the eastern Punjab province.

In Thursday’s statement, the province’s counterterrorism force said it had arrested the men in Bahawalnagar city.

It said security officials also seized bomb-making material during the raid.

Pakistan’s counterterrorism forces have announced the arrest of accused Daesh members before, although the government says the group has no organized presence in the country.

Daesh militants are active in neighboring Afghanistan, where they regularly stage attacks against civilian and military targets.