TAXILA, Sept 25:  A joint investigation team (JIT) probing August 16 attacks on Minhas Airbase at Kamra, picked up two persons here on Tuesday.  

Local police sources said that the JIT with the support of law enforcement agencies picked up two persons identified as Allah Ditta and Babar, close relatives of the mastermind of Minhas Airbase attack, Faisal Shahzad, who was killed by the security forces.

Police sources said that JIT found Rs20 million in an account of Shahzad and some of the transactions also took place between him and both the men, which led to their arrest.

After their arrest both the suspects were shifted to a detention facility for further investigation. Police sources said that 32-year-old Faisal Shahzad, a resident of Mohallah Majawar Taxila, remained associated with Jihadi outfits and participated in the Afghan war. He was on bail in a terrorism case, the sources added. Two brothers of the accused were also picked up by the JIT soon after the incident.—Correspondent