Another suspect of Peshawar plane attack arrested
Earlier, on Wednesday police had also arrested a militant commander of Shahid group, Ali Haider.
PESHAWAR:
In a major development, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police claimed on Thursday that they had arrested a second suspect involved in an attack on a Pakistan International Airline (PIA's) plane at Peshawar airport last week.
According to police, security forces and police jointly carried out a raid in Suleman Khel area of Peshawar on intelligence information and arrested Wali Ullah, a militant commander of Dara Adam Khel and associated with Shahid Group working under the umbrella of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in connection with firing on the PIA aircraft.
Police added that he was also wanted to police in a number of other cases.
Earlier, on Wednesday police had also arrested a militant commander of Shahid group, Ali Haider, for his alleged involvement in the plane attack.
According to police, PK-756 was coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Peshawar. As it approached for landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport on June 24, it came under gun attack in which one one female passenger was killed, while four others including two flight stewards were injured.
In a major development, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police claimed on Thursday that they had arrested a second suspect involved in an attack on a Pakistan International Airline (PIA's) plane at Peshawar airport last week.
According to police, security forces and police jointly carried out a raid in Suleman Khel area of Peshawar on intelligence information and arrested Wali Ullah, a militant commander of Dara Adam Khel and associated with Shahid Group working under the umbrella of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in connection with firing on the PIA aircraft.
Police added that he was also wanted to police in a number of other cases.
Earlier, on Wednesday police had also arrested a militant commander of Shahid group, Ali Haider, for his alleged involvement in the plane attack.
According to police, PK-756 was coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Peshawar. As it approached for landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport on June 24, it came under gun attack in which one one female passenger was killed, while four others including two flight stewards were injured.