Raids: Three wanted militants nabbed

All three men were armed at the time of arrest

PESHAWAR:



The Special Police Unit arrested three alleged members of Mangal Bagh-led Lashker-e-Islam (LI) who were wanted in several terrorist cases. “Naseer, Hazrat Sher, and Zarma Khan are residents of Khyber Agency and active members of LI,” said a City police official. “They are trained sniper shooters and were arrested in a raid in Badhaber.” All three men were armed at the time of arrest, while a pistol and two hand grenades were also recovered from their possession. They were shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation. Meanwhile, CTD arrested a target killer Bilal Hussain, from Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar, during a raid in Mattani. Hussain was living in Sohrab Goth, Karachi and was wanted for five incidents of target killing and two attacks on police and Sindh Rangers.


Published in The Express Tribune, October 3rd, 2015.
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