The special police unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday claimed to have arrested an alleged suspect involved in firing shots at a commercial PIA aircraft last year in June at the Bacha Khan International Airport, killing a woman passenger.
Police arrested Noor Muhammad alias Yar Muhammad on Friday from Peshawar’s Ring Road area after receiving a tip off from security agencies.
Authorities claimed that during initial investigation, the accused had confessed to firing multiple gunshots at PIA’s Boeing PK-756 as it was landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport in June 2014.
An FIR has been registered in Badabair Police Station against the shooter, police said, adding that the suspect will be handed over to the concerned police station.
