Charsadda police on Tuesday released a US citizen of Pakistani origin who had been arrested on Monday, police said.
Charsadda District Police Officer Waqif Khan told Daily Times that the arrested man had been identified as Jawad Ali. He was released after he was found innocent and joined his family in Peshawar. "He was a Peshawari American," the police official said.
| Peshawari American?? Okay, this hyphenation nonsense has gone too far ... |
The police official said his name was Jodi Cannan according to the documents in his possession, but he told police his name was Jawad Ali. He said he was going to Mohmand Agency to meet a friend, Habibullah. Police said he did not have any contact information for Habibullah. |