A police official at the Mandani police station confirmed the arrest of three suspected militants – Imdad Ullah, Hashim Khan and Muhammad Nabi – in Mandani area of Tangi tehsil.
They have been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Moreover, five alleged facilitators of militants were rounded up in a raid on a house in Sro Kali area of Shabqadar tehsil.
The women included a mother and her daughter, a security official said. Later, the men namely Sarhad and Kamil were released.
The area is infested by militants and their facilitators.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2016.
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