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| Two terrorists arrested in Peshawar raid |
| 2015-04-02 |
[DAWN] Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage bid and tossed in the calabooseYouse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! two Lions of Islam during a raid in Bhatatal village on the outskirts of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. on Tuesday. An official said that an bomb was recovered from the possession of the suspects during the raid by counter-terrorism department of police. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Hanif and Mohammad Ayaz, the residents of Akhunabad in Peshawar city, he added. The official claimed that both the arrested persons were associated with a proscribed organization. The explosive they possessed, he said, were highly lethal and its use was common in Iraq and Afghanistan against individuals and vehicles. The officials of Badbher cop shoppe, when contacted, avoided sharing details in this regard. SURRENDER: Police said that six Lions of Islam carrying money over their heads surrendered to the law enforcers and their names were deleted from the list of terrorists. According to a police front man, police handed over the amount of head money to the provincial government for the proclaimed offenders, who surrendered voluntarily to the counter-terrorism department of police. That's pretty low. They turned themselves in. Shouldn't they collect the head money? The IGP, through a letter, asked the home and tribal affairs department to delete the names of the surrendered persons from the list of terrorists. Police have published the names of proclaimed offenders, wanted in terrorism cases, and offered them all to surrender voluntarily. Taking advantage of offer, three persons hailing from different areas surrendered. "They are under investigations," police said. A fair chance will be given to them to prove their innocence. Police said that a total of 601 suspects were arrested and huge caches of arms and ammunitions were recovered during the ongoing search and strike operation in the province. The front man said that during the search operation, 40 weapons of different kinds were seized. Besides, 321 houses and 226 hotels were checked and cases were registered against the violators of law. Police also arrested 72 Afghan nationals for not having valid documents. |
| Posted by:Fred |