LAHORE, July 29: The Crime Investigation Agency have captured six members of the Islami Movement of Uzbekistan group, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, allegedly involved in kidnapping of US national Dr Warren Weinstein, Shahbaz Taseer, Shia leader Irfan Naqvi and Akbari Market trader Sheikh Shahid.

The group is also said to be involved in the terrorist attack on Peshawar airport.

A police source told Dawn that the suspects identified as Farhaj Butt, Usman Basra, Naimutallah Uzbak, Mufti Mohsin, alias Jalaluddin, Rana Abdur Rehman and Umair had been taken into custody.

He said the suspects confessed to committing such high-profile kidnappings and murdering Irfan Naqvi.

He said Dr Warren and Shahbaz had not yet been recovered while Sheikh Shahid was released by kidnappers after being paid a Rs100 million ransom.

The source said the suspects were captured by intelligence agencies and police some time ago, but their arrest was made public keeping in view the growing pressure on law-enforcement agencies about whereabouts of missing persons.