LAHORE: Punjab Police’s counter-terrorism department (CTD) raided a building in Lahore on Sunday and arrested three men affiliated with Islamic State who were planning to attack government buildings, authorities said on Monday. The raid came as police said that banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had been seeking to build relations with Islamic State before LeJ chief Malik Ishaq was killed last July. The CTD said in a statement that their agents seized 1.5 kg of explosives and detonators apart from arresting the three men. The CTD named the three arrested men but gave no details of how they were connected to Islamic State. Officials have generally denied that Islamic State has gained a foothold in the country.