35, including top militant commander, held in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Thirty five suspects, including a top commander of a banned outfit and 10 militants, were today arrested during anti-terror raids in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The arrests were made from several parts of Swabi district in the province.

A police team, led by DIG Mardan Region Saeed Khan, conducted counter-terror raids in Topi, Malikabad, Gadoon and Soganday areas after receiving information about presence of terrorists in the area.

During a search operation, they arrested a militant commander, 10 terrorists and 24 other suspects.

The police also seized arms and ammunitions from their posession.