Pakistani police have arrested as many as 16 Al Qaeda terrorists in various raids conducted all over the country. "Yes, we have arrested 16 suspects in different raids conducted in Pashtoonabad and Kharotabad areas of the city," The News quoted DIG Quetta Police Rafi Pervez Bhatti as saying. Police officials said that since all the suspects had earlier served in important posts in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime, "the police were questioning the suspects."Bhatti added that on being informed that Al Qaeda suspects were hiding in Pashtoonabad and Kharotabad area, police teams raided the areas and apprehended the suspects. The arrested included a former deputy governor of Helmand province of Afghanistan, identified as Mullah Khushdil Khan, former Afghan police chief Mullah Muhammad Ibrahim, former police chief of Mizar-e-Sharif Abdul Nabi and others. Police officials further added that following the arrests, police have widened their scope of investigations.