Counter-terror ops: Three ‘militants’, five ‘facilitators’ arrested

The area is infested by militants and their facilitators


Our Correspondent September 21, 2016
Moreover, five alleged facilitators of militants were rounded up in a raid on a house in Sro Kali area of Shabqadar tehsil. PHOTO: REUTERS

SHABQADAR: Security forces on Tuesday arrested five alleged facilitators of militants – including three women – and three militants of Afghan origin in two different operations in Tangi and Shabqadar tehsils.

A police official at the Mandani police station confirmed the arrest of three suspected militants – Imdad Ullah, Hashim Khan and Muhammad Nabi – in Mandani area of Tangi tehsil.

They have been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Moreover, five alleged facilitators of militants were rounded up in a raid on a house in Sro Kali area of Shabqadar tehsil.

The women included a mother and her daughter, a security official said. Later, the men namely Sarhad and Kamil were released.

The area is infested by militants and their facilitators.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2016.

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