Another suspect of PIA plane attack arrested in Peshawar

Published July 3, 2014
PIA’s PK-756, with 196 passengers on board, was returning from Riyadh when it was fired upon at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport on June 24.—Photo by Zahir Shah Sherazi
PIA’s PK-756, with 196 passengers on board, was returning from Riyadh when it was fired upon at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport on June 24.—Photo by Zahir Shah Sherazi

PESHAWAR: In a major development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a second suspect involved in an attack on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft at Peshawar airport last week.

According to police, security forces and police jointly carried out a raid in Suleman Khel area of Peshawar on intelligence information and arrested Waliullah, a militant commander of Dara Adam Khel and associated with Shahid Group working under the umbrella of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in connection with firing on the PIA plane.

Police added that he was also wanted in a number of other cases.

Earlier on Wednesday, police had also arrested a militant commander of Shahid group, Ali Haider for his alleged involvement in the plane attack.

According to police, PK 756 was coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Peshawar when it was attacked on June 24, while landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport.

At least one female passenger was killed, while four others including two flight stewards were injured in the incident.

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