Law-enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested six people from Islamabad and Rawalpindi for their alleged involvement in Friday's attack on the Parade Lane mosque in the garrison city.A joint investigation team -- consisting of army personnel and officials of civilian law enforcement agencies -- has been tasked to investigate the attack on the mosque. During the investigations, the authorities took Imran into custody. The vehicle used by the terrorists was registered in his name.
According to Islamabad Police sources, the suspects were arrested from Sector E-11 of the federal capital as well as from various localities in Rawalpindi.
The team said investigators had gathered evidence from the crime scene, adding that the faces of only one of the four attackers, who were killed by the law enforcement officials on Friday, was recognisable.
The heads of the remaining terrorists had been dispatched to the hospital for reconstructive surgery on their faces.
They said fingerprints of the terrorists involved in the attack had also been taken from the weapons recovered from the site of the blast. Security forces also recovered a large number of hand grenades from the site.
Meanwhile, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Aslam Khan Tareen said efforts were being made to trace the perpetrators of the Parade Lane mosque blast.
Tareen appealed to the public to cooperate with police to cope with the recent wave of terrorism in the country, APP reported. He also denied media reports that the owner of the vehicle used by terrorists had been arrested.