Umar Gul's 'brother' arrested for harbouring militant

Peshawar, May 30 (ANI): Fast bowler Umar Gul's house in Peshawar was raided by a team of army commandos who arrested his cousin brother on charges of harbouring a wanted militant.

Gul's brother, Meraj, was arrested along with two other men on charges of providing shelter to his uncle, Haji Daly, who is believed to be an active member of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Islam.

According to The Express Tribune, a source, on the condition of anonymity claimed that a team of commandos raided the house and arrested two paramedics, Younas and Shakil, and then moved to an undisclosed location.

"The injured man was brought to Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) with two local paramedics who changed his bandages," he said.

Reports indicate that the two parademics arrested are the employees of a maternity home located adjacent to Gul's house, owned by his family.

Gul's family members remained unavailable for comment while a cousin of Umar confirmed that a raid had been carried out and three people had been arrested. (ANI)