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Four TTP militants arrested
[Dawn] ISLAMABAD: The security forces have picked up four alleged gun-hung tough guys affiliated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), sources told Dawn on Tuesday.The sources said they had a plan to target capital`s Red Zone and sensitive installations in Rawalpindi, Mohammad Zahir, Umair Khalil, Zia and Zakir are the alleged members of Qari Zia group of the TTP, Bajaur chapter. Qari Zia is an Afghan national and operating his group from  Mohmand... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Bloody Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... Agency. Shortly after the arrest, the alleged snuffies were shifted to undisclosed location for further investigation. The sources said three gun-hung tough guys were picked up from Tarnol area and preliminary interrogation led to the arrest of their fourth accomplice from Rawalpindi. The maps of Islamabads Red Zone and sensitive installations and buildings located in Rawalpindi were also recovered from them, they added. The sources said that the alleged snuffies revealed that their handler was somewhere in Raja Bazaar area in the guise of a shopkeeper. The security forces had launched a hunt for his arrest, the sources said. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-28 |
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