PESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants from Kohistan district.

A statement issued here said that acting on a tip-off about presence of militants identified as Alauddin, son of Ghulam Mohammad, and Abdul Salam in Tangir area, CTD raided a house and took both alleged militants in custody.

The police claimed that both militants had opened fire on a police team in Kohistan district on July 12, but fled from the scene leaving their vehicle and weapons behind when police retaliated the attack. Police had also recovered an AK-47, six rocket shells, six safety fuses, pistol and two mobile phones from the abandoned vehicle.

The suspects were later shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Separately, three militants were nabbed from Mattani and Sarband neighbourhood of Peshawar. A source claimed that weapons were also recovered from the accused who were planning to carry out attacks on the eve of Eid.

Published in Dawn, July 17th, 2015

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