Agencies pick up four suspects

Published October 9, 2008

LAYYAH, Oct 8: The officials of a sensitive agency raided a public call office (PCO) at Mandi Town in Bhakkar and took away four people, apparently linked with the suicide blast at the outhouse of MNA Rashid Akbar Niwani on Oct 6.

Sensitive agency officials arrived in three jeeps carrying modern gadgets....

Maheria PCO and sports shop and held Latif Khan, of Dera Ismael Khan, who was sitting there.

The personnel put a white sheet on him and three others -- Khalil Ahmad, owner of the shop, Prof Gull Muhammad and Arshad Habib.

A local photographer, Dur-i-Iqbal, who shot the raid was also captured by them. Police said they were unaware of the raid.

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