Pakistani law enforcement agencies Wednesday arrested three suspected terrorists in the garrison city of Rawalpindi during a search operation, police said, Xinhua reported.
The police said that they were planning bomb attacks in Rawalpindi and the nearby capital Islamabad.
Two explosive jackets, explosive material and arms were also recovered from the terrorists, they said.
The terrorists were taken to undisclosed location for interrogation, the police said.
The suspects disclosed to the police during initial investigation that they were involved in a bus station bomb attack in Rawalpindi in March, which killed 15 people and injured several others.
Police in Pakistan have stepped up search operations in the wake of growing suicide attacks in major cities.
Pakistani Taliban have announced to strike major cities in reaction to the military operation in the country's northwest
The security forces have launched offensive against Baitullah Mehsood Mehsood, chief of Pakistani Taliban, who is accused of running training centers for suicide bombers in South Waziristan, a tribal area bordering Afghanistan.