LAKKI MARWAT: A wanted criminal has been shifted to Lakki Marwat from Saudi Arabia after he was arrested by Interpol Riyadh, said an official here on Thursday.

He said the accused had left for Saudi Arabia after committing a murder and attempted murder cases in Tajori town in 2015.

The official said that on Oct 18 the Interpol Riyadh informed the National Central Bureau Pakistan Interpol that the accused Zainullah would be extradited from Saudi Arabia on Oct 20 and he would arrive at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, at 11:15am.

“The FIA Immigration arrested the accused and handed him over to the Lakki Marwat police,” the official said.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2020

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