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Former Afghan army member arrested for alleged terrorist activities in Pakistan

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📍 Peshawar, PK·🕐 12h ago·2 outlets

PESHAWAR: Security forces and law enforcement agencies have arrested a man formerly associated with the Afghan National Army (ANA) for allegedly carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan, it emerged on Wednesday. At a media briefing, Additional Inspector (AIG) General Abbas Ahsan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police claimed the suspect, identified as Hikmatullah alias Hamza, was arrested during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district’s Tirah valley. “The suspect was arrested on November 7. He had served in the Afghan National Army before joining militant organisations,” Abbas…

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Former Afghan army member arrested for alleged terrorist activities in Pakistan PESHAWAR: Security forces and law enforcement agencies have arrested a man formerly associated with the Afghan National Army (ANA) for allegedly carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan, it emerged on Wednesday. At a media briefing, Additional Inspector (AIG) General Abbas Ahsan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police claimed the suspect, identified as Hikmatullah alias Hamza, was arrested during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district’s Tirah valley. “The suspect was arrested on November 7. He had served in the Afghan National Army before joining militant organisations,” Abbas…

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