| POLICE in Pakistan have arrested a ninth alleged member of a newly-identified al-Qaeda-trained terror group accused of trying to assassinate a top army commander, an official said today. Shahzad Talha, who is suspected of taking part in last week’s attempted assassination of Karachi’s army commander, was picked up yesterday in a raid on an apartment block in Karachi’s eastern suburbs. "He is a key member of the group’s militant wing, who was wanted in the attack on the army (commander’s) convoy and other terrorist activities," police investigator Manzoor Mughal said. The group, named Jund Allah ("God’s Brigade"), was trained at an al-Qaeda camp in the tribal district of South Waziristan near the Afghan border, officials have said. "Police are looking for other members of the group and we are confident of smashing the group before it takes roots," Mughal said. Talha will be produced in an anti-terrorism court later today. |