KOHAT: The police arrested five robbers, including a terrorist who had escaped from Bannu jail in a militant attack in 2012, during an armed robbery here on Monday.

On a tip-off that a robbery was underway in Dhall Behzadi area, the in-charge of Mills police chowki formed a police party which encircled the robbers. The policemen after a brief exchange of fire overpowered the robbers and arrested five of them.

The arrested robbers were identified as Mohammad Daud Khan who had fled the Bannu jail, Attaullah, Abdullah, Rehmatullah and Mohammad Younis. Two pistols with cartridges were also recovered from them.

The police also impounded a car which was being used in the robbery. Daud is wanted by the Bannu police.

They were shifted to the Riaz Mohammad Shaheed police station.

In another action, police arrested three alleged robbers who were sitting in an ambush in Jangle Khel area for committing the crime. The police seized a repeater and a pistol from them.

Also in the day, police foiled attempts of smuggling arms and drugs to Mianwali district of Punjab from Darra Adamkhel on the Indus highway and arrested three accused.

Jarma police, during a search of two cars bound for Mianwali at Muslimabad checkpost seized 11,644 cartridges of different bores, nine chargers, five butts of Kalashnikovs and three kilogramme of hashish.

The alleged smugglers, Amanullah of Darra Adamkhel, Majid Ali of Rawalpindi and Kashif of Lachi tehsil were arrested.