 A joint search operation by the Army, paramilitary forces and the political administration in North Waziristan led to the arrest of two local Al Qaeda suspects on Thursday, said a senior government official. North Waziristan Chief Administrator Capt (r) Muhammad Tariq Hayat told Daily Times by phone from Miranshah that no foreign suspects were found during the search operation conducted with tribal elders' cooperation. Capt Hayat said two local suspects were detained after security agencies reported the presence of "suspected people" in the Hasukhel area near Mir Ali town. The lady police were also used during the operation.
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Capt Hayat said the local tribal elders cooperated with the security forces when they surrounded the area at 2:00am on Thursday. The military is suspecting that terrorists might have fled to North Waziristan after it had busted their strongholds in South Waziristan. |