In custody: Two suspected militants nabbed
The suspected militants are believed to be involved in the murder of a policeman and attack on polio workers
PESHAWAR:
Two suspected militants hailing from Afghanistan were arrested in the provincial capital on Saturday.
According to insiders, both men were arrested during a raid conducted by police and security forces on Frontier Road in the jurisdiction of Mattani police station.
A series of maps, a motorcycle and other documentation has been seized from their possession. The suspected militants are believed to be involved in the murder of a policeman and for orchestrating an attack on polio workers in the district.
They were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Earlier this week, two suspected militants were killed while a constable was injured in an encounter in Hayatabad.
In a separate incident, Counter Terrorism Department officials also arrested a terrorist from Badhaber who was involved in the 2013 Madrassah Ariful Hussaini suicide attack.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2015.
Two suspected militants hailing from Afghanistan were arrested in the provincial capital on Saturday.
According to insiders, both men were arrested during a raid conducted by police and security forces on Frontier Road in the jurisdiction of Mattani police station.
A series of maps, a motorcycle and other documentation has been seized from their possession. The suspected militants are believed to be involved in the murder of a policeman and for orchestrating an attack on polio workers in the district.
They were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Earlier this week, two suspected militants were killed while a constable was injured in an encounter in Hayatabad.
In a separate incident, Counter Terrorism Department officials also arrested a terrorist from Badhaber who was involved in the 2013 Madrassah Ariful Hussaini suicide attack.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2015.