Swat operation: Female kin of alleged terrorists held

Law enforcement agencies conduct search operation in different areas of Mingora

PESHAWAR: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Swat has sent seven female relatives of alleged terrorists to jail after security agencies rounded them up during a search operation in Swat. According to an official, law enforcement agencies conducted the search operation in different areas of Mingora in district Swat and arrested seven alleged female terrorists and recovered weapons and explosives from their possession. “All women were presented before an ATC court in Mingora which sent them to jail,” the official informed The Express Tribune, on the condition of anonymity. He said police has recovered hand grenades and rocket launchers, adding that the women were terrorists.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 24^th, 2014.