Peshawar police arrest masterminds of Nishtarabad, Lahori gate blasts
Remote control bombs, rocket launchers and explosives from their possession along with a hostage.
PESHAWAR:
Peshawar CCPO Imtiaz Altaf has claimed that perpetrators of the Nishtarabad and Lahori gate blasts have been traced.
Talking at a press conference, Imtiaz Altaf said that the militants had received a Rs1million to carry out explosions in Lahori Gate and Nishtarabad.
He further said, the police had been able to recover 11 kilograms of explosives, a remote control bomb and rocket launchers from Matni and Budhber in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said, a two and a half year old child, who had been abducted for ransom, had also been recovered from the criminals.
The arrested criminals reportedly belong to the tribal regions.
Peshawar CCPO Imtiaz Altaf has claimed that perpetrators of the Nishtarabad and Lahori gate blasts have been traced.
Talking at a press conference, Imtiaz Altaf said that the militants had received a Rs1million to carry out explosions in Lahori Gate and Nishtarabad.
He further said, the police had been able to recover 11 kilograms of explosives, a remote control bomb and rocket launchers from Matni and Budhber in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said, a two and a half year old child, who had been abducted for ransom, had also been recovered from the criminals.
The arrested criminals reportedly belong to the tribal regions.