 Security forces arrested 10 suspected militants from Pakistan's turbulent tribal regions and recovered weapons, wigs and women's outfits from a fake madrassa, the military said on Monday. The raid on a deserted compound which was designed to look like one of Pakistan's thousands of religious schools happened on Sunday night near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan region, it said. "The compound was being used as terrorist den and security forces carried out a search following a tip-off by locals that suspected militants visited the compound," the military said in a statement.
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During the search the troops recovered grenades, fuses, guns, binoculars, daggers and commando uniforms, as well as female costumes and wigs, it said. "The madrassa had been established in an unpopulated location and is an attempt on part of terrorists to use the cover of religious places for sabotage activities," the military said.
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In a "related development", security forces arrested seven suspected terrorists from Mera Din town in Shawal Valley in the tribal belt while three others were held from various places in the area near the Afghan border. The detainees were all aged between 18 and 25 but their identities could not be established immediately, the military said. They were handed over to security agencies for interrogation, the statement added. |