American diplomat in Peshawar William Arthur Charles, held at Peshawar airport for carrying cartridges in his luggage, was handed over to the US consulate on Tuesday. Charles (Passport No 910054498), who arrived at the airport to take a flight to Islamabad, was arrested after Airport Security Force personnel found 17 cartridges of 9mm in his luggage. Later he was handed over to the West Cantonment Police. After an enquiry, the Peshawar Police handed him over to the US Consulate in Peshawar.
US diplomats confirmed the arrest and said that the matter had been resolved without commenting further. Later in the evening, a Frontier Constabulary guard deputed at the US consulate died by accidentally pulling the trigger of his gun, APP reported. FC sources said the guard, Muhammad Sadiq, received serious injuries as a result of accidental fire and died soon after being taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar. Security officials said they were looking into the incident to ascertain the exact cause of his death.
