The activists were arrested from different parts of the city including River Road, Manghopeer Road, and Landhi Bismillah Colony. - File Photo

KARACHI: Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh Police on Saturday said that they have arrested six Tehreek-e-Taliban activists from different parts of the city, DawnNews reported.

According to SSP Fayyaz Khan of the CID, six Tehreek-e-Taliban activists in possession of arms and ammunition, as well as six kilograms of narcotics, were arrested from Hub River Road, Manghopeer Road, and Landhi Bismillah Colony last night. The arrested included Ali Shah Mehsood, Mumtaz Mehsood, Saeed Mehmood Mehsood, Khaliq Tori, Gul Zaman Afghani and Saleem Afghani.

Fayyaz Khan added that the arrested were involved in cases of kidnapping for ransom, robberies and armed clashes with police and other law-enforcement agencies across the country.