GUIJRAT: Police have arrested two murder suspects with the help of Interpol.

The arrests were made from the Lahore airport after the wanted men were traced and chased by the local police with the help of Interpol for getting them extradited from Muscat and Dubai.

Asad Gujjar, a spokesman for Gujrat police, told Dawn that Kharian Sadar police had arrested Ghazanfar who was wanted in a murder case of 2013. He was arrested by Interpol from Musqat.

Muhammad Farooq was wanted by Sara-i-Alamgir police in a murder case of 2008. He was picked up from Dubai.

Published in Dawn, February 4th, 2020

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