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| Security forces nab 168 alleged militants of Uzbek, Afghan nationalities in NWFP |
| 2008-10-19 |
| (APP): Security forces have apprehended one hundred and sixty eight alleged militants apparently of Uzbek and Afghan nationalities during last two days from various areas in NWFP. "The arrests were made by the security forces while patrolling in hilly and plain areas of Darra Adam Khel and Kohat district," informed a spokesman of ISPR while talking with newsmen at Kohat Fort on Saturday. ISPR arranged a visit of newsmen to two separate locations in Peshawar and Kohat for showing the nabbed foreign nationals to media person. About 37 alleged militants, all Uzbeks, were detained in Peshawar for interrogation and 161 were held in Kohat among which majority were Uzbeks and other were Afghans. ISPR spokesman informed that majority of the detained persons were arrested in groups trekking the hilly area of Darra Ademkhel towards Orackzai Agency. Suicide jackets and hand grenades were also recovered from the possession of some of arrested persons, he added. In response to a question, ISPR official said some of the arrested persons are innocent who reached Pakistan for earning bread and butter for their families. However, he continued, those arrested on suspicion of doubt would be cleared during interrogation and deported to their homeland. The ISPR official said out of 168 arrested militants, 37 were apprehended by the Police and Frontier Corps troops on Thursday from Darra Adam Khel. These foreigners were riding three vehicles and when checked by security forces at a check post, tried to flee the scene. Security forces arrested them after a chase. Another one hundred and thirty persons were apprehended on Friday. Those arrested persons were without any legal documents and were being interrogated by security forces to ascertain more details on their activities. |
| Posted by:Fred |