DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 10: Police have arrested an alleged terrorist, Jafar Abbass, resident of Kabeerwala.

On Wednesday, he was presented before the civil judge, cantonment area, where he confessed to murdering Dr Ghulam Shabeer in 2002. He was sent to jail. The accused had said during interrogation that he had committed the murder on the instructions of an organization.

Police did not identify the organization. He stated that he had come here for another attack.

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