Three campaigners of banned outfits held in Peshawar

Suspects were arrested for allegedly distributing pamphlets supporting proscribed organisations

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PESHAWAR:
Police in Peshawar on Thursday claimed to have arrested three suspected terrorists for allegedly distributing pamphlets of banned militant outfits.

"The suspects were arrested from a hideout in Peshawar's Dir Colony," an official statement said. The suspects - Rahimullah, Sibghatullah and Sajjad Hussain - were found distributing pamphlets of militant groups, it added.


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Rahimullah, son of Behram Khan and Sibghatullah alias Bandiwan belong to Afghanistan, police officials claimed, adding that Sajjad Hussain, son of Missal Khan, is a resident of Haji Banda Ring Road, Peshawar.

A large number of pamphlets supporting banned organisations were seized from their possession. The suspects were shifted to an unknown location for questioning.
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