Afghanistan, Nov. 11 -- Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan national accused of planning terrorist attacks in Pakistan and training a suicide bomber, following a joint intelligence-based operation in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officials said on Wednesday, November 11.

Additional Inspector General of Police Abbas Ahsan identified the suspect as Hikmatullah, also known as Hamza, son of Noor Mohammad. He said the suspect was arrested on November 7 in the Tirah Valley near Peshawar after intelligence agencies tracked him using human intelligence, electronic surveillance and other sources. The suspect is reportedly from Mangiyar village in Afghanistan's Paktia province.

According to Ahsan, Hikmatullah pr...