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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

60 suspects arrested in Kohat

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Sixty suspected militants, including 16 foreigners, were arrested during search operation by security forces here Tuesday.

The sources said Pakistan Army along with local police arrested 57 suspects along 16 foreigners during raids in various areas of the district.Meanwhile, the Hangu police and Frontier Corps (FC) in a joint operation arrested three militants, including an important commander of the Baitullah-led banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan from various areas on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the quick response unit comprising of Hangu police and FC soldiers raided the house of a militant commander Niamatullah in Bagto area and arrested him. The commander was wanted to police in various cases of kidnapping for ransom and attacks on security forces.

The policemen and FC soldiers carried out a joint search operation in Doaba, Sangerh, Karbogha and Togh Sarai and rounded up two wanted criminals Muhammad Yaseen and Rasool Khan.

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