Pakistan police arrests suspect of Tarbela attack

Pakistan intelligence agencies have arrested a person who is suspected to have provided clues to the suicide bomber of Tarbela, where at least 15 soldiers were killed, a security official has claimed.

Swabi/Haripur, Sep 15 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have arrested a person who is suspected to have provided clues to the suicide bomber of Tarbela, where at least 15 soldiers were killed, a security official has claimed.

The suspect, Amir Mohammad Khan, had retired from army one and half years ago. He later joined Wapda as a security guard and looked after a warehouse close to the place of Thursday's bombing, the Dawn quoted the official, as saying.

Amir's father Ghulam Ghafoor, however, said that his son is innocent and he has nothing to so with the incident.

"I don't know what wrong has been done by my sons. The army and police raided our house at 1am and picked up my three sons," he said.

"At the time of the blast he was in a mosque in Haider Colony for prayers," he added.

A man with short beard had entered the mess of the elite Special Services Groups's Special Operation Task Force minutes before the blast, an official said.

"The stranger's entry into the mess might have been facilitated by the security guard," he added.

ANI