 A large contingent of law enforcement agencies including intelligence and Elite Force personnel have arrested five alleged activists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi from a house in Hameed Park in Harbanspura Police precinct, sources told Daily Times on Friday. The detainees who included a woman were taken to an unidentified location for further investigations, sources said, adding that a large number of weapons including grenades, automatic rifles and bullets were seized. Sources said law enforcement agencies surrounded the entire area during the surprise raid. Even Harbanspura Police Station, in whose jurisdiction the house fell, was not told about the operation, they added.
| That's prob'ly how they managed to catch the miscreants... |
Law enforcement agencies had detained a man from Gujranwala several days ago and raided the Hameed Park residence on information provided by him, sources said. Harbanspura Police Station expressed ignorance about the raid, saying there was no record of any arrests in their jurisdiction. However, it did agree that 'something' happened at Hameed Park, but did not say more.
| "Ummm... We dunno. How 'bout we check it out, an' we'll get back to yez?" |
Sensitive agencies arrested three suspected Al Qaeda militants, including a Yemeni national, on Super Highway on Friday night. The sources said they intercepted a Toyota car on Super Highway and arrested three Al Qaeda activists. One of them was identified as a Yemeni national, Shaikh Yousuf, and that the other two as Musa Khan and Fahim. A lap top computer, a satellite phone and a Russian-made weapon were recovered from their possession. An Islamic militant escaped from the custody of an investigative agency in the city on Friday night. Efforts are being made to recapture him and his photographs have been sent to sensitive agencies.
| I see Mahmoud the Weasel's still employed... |
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