[DAWN] The special police unit in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
on Friday claimed to have enjugged
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
an alleged suspect involved in firing shots at a commercial PIA aircraft last year in June at the Bacha Khan International Airport, killing a woman passenger.
Police arrested Noor Muhammad alias Yar Muhammad on Friday from Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
's Ring Road area after receiving a tip off from security agencies.
Authorities claimed that during initial investigation, the accused had confessed to firing multiple gunshots at PIA's Boeing PK-756 as it was landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport in June 2014.
An FIR has been registered in Badabair Police Station against the shooter, police said, adding that the suspect will be handed over to the concerned cop shoppe.
PK-756 was coming from Riyadh, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, to Peshawar with 196 passengers on board when it was attacked by unidentified gunnies on June 24, while landing at the airport, killing a woman and injuring two flight stewards on board.
Airline officials said the gunnies had aimed specifically at the highly flammable fuel tank as they sought to blow up the aircraft, as well as the cockpit, to kill the pilot.
Army and police personnel conducted a search operation and arrested over 100 suspects after the attack.