ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A Pakistani official Sunday said at least three plots against public buildings were thwarted and troops would continue to fight the Taliban during Ramadan.
Pakistani forces arrested three men wearing suicide vests who planned to attack parliament, an intelligence agency and other public buildings, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told CNN.
Malik did not specify where or when the men were caught, except to say it was within the last four weeks, CNN reported.
Pakistani soldiers have been engaged in intense fighting with Taliban militants headquartered along the northwest border with Afghanistan.
The militants have said they would stop fighting during the month of Ramadan, which began Saturday and traditionally is considered a time of peace. Malik, however, said the promise was not to be trusted.
"We are not interested in a cease fire," Malik said. "They haven't kept their commitment in the past. We will continue targeted actions against the Taliban."
