Rawalpindi: Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested another important suspect allegedly linked with the Lashkar-e-Toiba on Tuesday.
Sources in the FIA told Daily Times on Wednesday that the SIU was already questioning five suspects, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, and Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu Al-Qama, of Islamabad, Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah of Sheikupura, Shahid Jamil Riaz of Bahawalpur and Hammad Amin Sadiq of Rahim Yar Khan to probe their links with the Mumbai attacks.
"The suspects revealed the name of another suspect, Jamil Ahmed, of Battgram during interrogation. Ahmed also allegedly facilitated the acts of terrorism in Mumbai on November 26," they said.
The sources said the SIU arrested Ahmed from near his house, adding that the suspect was being interrogated.
The sources also called the arrest a major breakthrough in the investigation adding that it could help lead the SIU to other suspects.
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