Peshawar: Police said they have killed one militant and arrested five other members of a gang suspected of involvement in recent bombings and other attacks around the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar.
Regional police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan said commandos acting on a tip raided a compound Sunday in the village of Kaka Khel near Peshawar. He said one suspect was killed and five others arrested after a fierce gunbattle.
He says two of those arrested were wounded and police seized explosives and other weapons from the compound.
Militants have carried out a wave of deadly attacks in and around Peshawar in apparent retaliation for an army offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan, where al-Qaida and Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding.
Bureau Report
