Pakistan terror suspects 'plotting suicide attacks against army'

Six Pakistani militants arrested last month, including an ex-army major, were “brainwashed” by radical clerics near the Afghan border and had been plotting suicide attacks against military targets, an intelligence chief said.

The six, one of whom is a retired army major with alleged links to al Qaida, were arrested in December in raids in different parts of eastern Punjab province. The arrests were only made public within the past week.