PESHAWAR, July 17: Police arrested an Afghan national and seized explosives and arms from a bus-stand here on Friday. The SHO of the Gulbahar police station, Shafiullah, said that acting on a tip-off the police arrested the Afghan, Abdul Wahab , who came to the city for terrorist activities.

The police recovered two 9mm pistols, three chargers, 83 electric detonators, 482 bullets of various calibres and 28 CDs, he added.

Meanwhile, a former Afghan commander claimed that on Thursday night some armed men, belonging to the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, opened fire on him when he came out of his house in Hayatabad Phase VI and received bullet injuries.

Mohammad Anwar, a resident of Shakardara district of Kabul province, told Tatara police that he was a commander in the Afghan capital during the Najibullah government. He later established differences with the Northern Alliance. and left the country.