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Six men,including three foreigners and as many activists of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed,have been arrested by the Pakistani law enforcement agencies in the eastern city of Sargodha,for their suspected links to terror activities.
The men two Egyptians,a Yemeni,two Pakistanis with US nationality and a local government employee were on Thursday arrested during a raid in a posh residential area of Sargodha,located 200 kms from here,police sources said.
Laptop computers,some CDs,jehadi literature and maps of sensitive locations were seized from their possession during the raid.
8220;The three foreigners,the two Pakistanis with US nationality,identified as Omer Farooq and Waqar Hasan Khan,and a highways department employee named Fahim were arrested from Farooq8217;s house,8221; a senior police officer of Sargodha division said.
The officer said the arrested men had links to the Jaish-e-Mohammed and were planning terror attacks. They were taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Sargodha is home to one of the most important bases of the Pakistan Air Force. It has witnessed several terror attacks over the past two years.
