Militant responsible for attack on Maj Gen Sanaullah arrested

Published March 12, 2015
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Dir Israr Baja, Rahim was also involved in killing 27 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel at a checkpost in Shalotal.  -Reuters/File
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Dir Israr Baja, Rahim was also involved in killing 27 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel at a checkpost in Shalotal. -Reuters/File

UPPER DIR: Police arrested a militant allegedly responsible for the attack on Maj Gen Sanaullah, General Officer Commanding for Malakand division, and Lt Col Tauseef Ahmed in 2013.

Abdul Rahim alias Raes was arrested today during an operation in Barawal, near the Pak-Afghan border.

According to District Police Officer (DPO) Dir Israr Bacha, Rahim was also involved in killing 27 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel at a check-post in Shalotal.

The suspect was taken to an undisclosed location for investigation.

Also read: Malakand general, six others killed

In 2013, a day after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had announced a phased withdrawal of troops from Malakand division, a Taliban bomb attack killed two senior military officers and a solider in Upper Dir.

The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) had released a statement which said Maj Gen Sanaullah, General Officer Commanding for Malakand division, and Lt Col Tauseef Ahmed were returning with a convoy from Shahi Kot in Upper Dir district, near the Afghan border. When they reached Gat area an improvised explosive device planted on a road went off, destroying their vehicle.

The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for the attack.

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