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Terrorist involved in Swat attacks arrested

By our correspondents
March 28, 2017

PESHAWAR/KARACHI: Special Police Unit of Malakand Region has apprehended a terrorist involved in attacks on security forces during a search operation in Peshawar.

Sources said the SPU carried out a search operation in the Shoor area of Chaparral and nabbed a suspect Ali, involved in several terrorist attacks on security forces in 2009 in Matta, Swat. The accused was shifted to an undisclosed place for further interrogation.

In Karachi, Rangers on Monday apprehended eight suspects and recovered ammunition from their possession during search operations in various parts of the city. One of the arrested persons, Ishfaq, is stated to be an activist of MQM-London and allegedly involved in various heinous crimes, including cases of extortion. Accused Inamullah was arrested from Sachal while the Rangers also apprehended a group of five dacoits from the same locality.