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By Ashraf Uddin
Accused in high-profile murder case arrested at Torkham
LANDIKOTAL: The Federal Investigation
Agency (FIA) at Torkham border has arrested the prime accused in the murder
case of a known lawyer, official sources said on Sunday.
An official told The News on the condition
of anonymity that they had received information that Arshad Mahmood, resident
of F-10 Islamabad, would try to flee Afghanistan via Torkham border. He said
that on August 15, Arshad had allegedly killed Barrister Fahad Mehmood, a
nephew of former Senate chairman Muhammad Mian Soomro.
The official said the bereaved family had
nominated Arshad in the murder case. When contacted, Political Agent Khalid
Mehmood said name of the alleged killer was already on the exit control list
(ECL).
Khalid said the accused was on way to
Afghanistan and reached Torkham border at around 8pm Saturday night. He said
that after preliminary verification in ECL, they arrested him and recovered computerized
national identity card and passport from his possession. He said the accused
wanted to flee to the US via Afghanistan as a valid United States visa had been
stamped on his passport. The arrestee was later shifted to an undisclosed
location for investigation.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar
Ali Khan announced Rs0.1 million cash prize for the FIA staff posted at Torkham
border for their timely action
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