PESHAWAR: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested banned militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander from Peshawar on Sunday night while trying to flee to Dubai.
According to FIA spokesperson, TTP commander, identified as Maulvi Bahadar Jan, was arrested before boarding a flight to Dubai from Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar.
He was arrested during the checking of documents as his name was on Exit Control List (ECL). Jan was wanted by the law enforcement agencies for his involvement in various terrorist activities.
Earlier on June 4, Counter-Terrorism Department arrested the alleged commander of TTP from Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The security personnel said that the militant was involved in bomb attacks on police check posts and attack on Frontier Corps camp in Buner.
