Intelligence agencies arrested an Al Qaeda-linked militant and six of his associates in connection with an attack on an air force bus in November that killed eight people and wounded about 40 others, a security official said on Tuesday.The suspect, identified as Ahsanul Haq, a retired army major, was caught in Lahore last month following the November 1 attack in Sargodha, the official said.
Haq told security forces the name of the bomber, who belonged to an outlawed militant group, the security official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. “Ahsanul Haq was the mastermind of the attack on the air force bus, and six of his associates have also been arrested on his information,” the official said.