GUJRANWALA, Sept 15: As many as 22 students of two seminaries believed to be linked with Taliban leader Mullah Omar were arrested by Gilgit and Challas police and shifted to an unknown place on Sunday.

Report said the students, most of them Afghan nationals, were studying at Madressah Muzaharul Aloom and Noorul Aloom Sheranwala Bagh. The seminaries were being run by Mullah Omar’s teacher former MNA Maulana Qazi Hameedullah.

Gilgit police came to know that two accused involved in Gilgit incident and killing of SP Hilal Khan were present at a seminary here. A police team from Gilgit and Challas came to Gujranwala and arrested 22 students, including two wanted accused, with the help of local police and shifted them to some unknown place for interrogation.

Meanwhile, noted religious leader Maulana Zahidul Rashidi expressed his reservations over the arrest of the students and convened a meeting of religious leaders on Monday (today).

SUBSTANDARD MOBIL OIL: A joint raiding team of the district administration and police unearthed on Sunday a fake mobil oil factory in Kamoki, seized oil and arresting the owner.

Police received information that the accused were preparing low quality mobil oil and selling it in various towns of the district. The party conducted a raid, seized gallons of substandard oil and arrested factory owner Iftikhar Ahmad.

Police have registered a case and started investigation.