Ayub Park blast suspect arrested

Published October 10, 2006

RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: Law- enforcement agencies have arrested a suspect in connection with rockets found near important buildings in the capital and the Ayub Park blasts from the Bhoosa Mandi (Hay-market) residential area located near the Rawalpindi Railways Station.

Nadeem, a Fourth Year student of a local college and resident of Miran Jaffer village Golra, was arrested on Sunday night.

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Federal Minister for Interior said that important development had taken place in the investigations but refused to give details.

As per sources, Nadeem is a fourth year student at a local college and hails from a religious family. There are reports that during the raid personnel of law enforcement agencies recovered a brief case and some important things.—Online

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