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6 terrorists arrested for attacking ISI headquarters

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (KUNA) -- Police in eastern Pakistan Thursday claimed arresting about six terrorists, who were involved in an attack on an intelligence agencys headquarter and other terrorist activities.
Six terrorists of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-Qari Imran group were arrested on a lead, provided by three already detained terrorists, in eastern Bahawalpur city of Pakistan, District Police Officer (DPO) Baber Bakht Qureshi told newsmen in the city.
He said the six terrorists were behind an attack on Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) headquarter in Multan in December 2009 that left nine people dead and wounded about 45 others. The DPO said that the terrorists were also planning attacks on senior politicians and government officials He added that the arrested also included a TTP Commander Abdul Rehman alias Talha. (end) amn.mt KUNA 141140 Oct 10NNNN