Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi's brother arrested

Police today arrested Syed Taha Andrabi, a government official and younger brother of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi, from his residence in Chanapora locality here.

Taha Andrabi, joint director in the Technical Education Department, was arrested from his house this morning, a police official said.

He was taken to Rajbagh police station for questioning, police said.

The reason behind the arrest was not immediately known.

Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, who heads the radical all-women group, has courted controversy several times in the past for hoisting the Pakistani flag.