Four held in N. Waziristan

Published February 22, 2015
Suspected militants arrested by paramilitary forces in tribal areas.— Reuters/file
Suspected militants arrested by paramilitary forces in tribal areas.— Reuters/file

PESHAWAR: Four suspected terrorists were taken into custody in Razmak town of North Waziristan Agency on Saturday, the military’s public affairs wing said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement that security forces launched a search operation after receiving information about the presence of four ‘terrorists’ in town. Two suspects were picked up in the Razmak Bazaar and two others from a compound, without any resistance. Security forces have captured several suspects in the tribal region during Operation Zarb-i-Azb.

Published in Dawn February 22nd , 2015

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