Police arrest TTP Karachi chief Alam Sher Mehsud

KARACHI: Police on Thursday arrested Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Karachi chapter chief Alam Sher Mehsud.

Police said the TTP leader and his accomplice were arrested during a raid conducted in Khuda Ki Basti area of the metropolis.

They said the raid was conducted on the basis of information received from two suspects arrested earlier in the morning.

The said the TTP commander was involved in several bomb blasts in Karachi.

Police said Mansoor, one of the suspects arrested in the morning, was involved in Abbas Town blast. The police said Mansoor had parked a explosive laden Suzuki Pickup in Abbas Town.