Terrorist held near Pakistani president's house

Acting on a tip-off from an arrested terrorist named Ali Khatak, police launched a search operation and arrested the man near the Margalla Hills area just behind the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president's official residence, Online news agency reported.

An intelligence official said the terrorist is suspected to be part of the Qari Shakeel group of Mohmand agency in the northwestern region bordering Afghanistan.