The Kurram Agency administration on Thursday arrested an Iraqi national after he asked local tribesmen to give him weapons for âjihadâ in Afghanistan.
| "Hey, man! Could you loan me a gun or two? I wanna go pot some Merkins across the border!" |
An official source in Parachinar said Rad Mohammad Saghir was arrested when he stopped a private vehicle asking for weapons for âjihadâ.
| "C'mon, man! Just one gun? How 'bout your RPG? You ain't usin' it..." |
âThe tribesmen told us about the Iraqi who can speak Pushto, Urdu and English,â the official said. Mr Saghir was said to be in his 30s and carried an Iraqi passport. The official reported Mr Saghir said he came to Pakistan in 1997 and went to Afghanistan through Khyber Agency to join the Taliban. An official source told Daily Times Mr Saghir had no apparent links to Al Qaeda.
| "He ain't no Qaeda. He's just a gun bum..." |
âHe will be interrogated in more detail after he is brought from Parachinar to Peshawar,â sources said. Mr Saghir said after the Taliban collapsed in late 2001 he hid mostly in tribal areas. |