Two militants have been arrested for their involvement in the kidnapping and killing of American and several terror-related activities in the country, officials said on Friday.

The Counter-Terrorism Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s district said they are the most dreaded terrorists of the Tehrik-e- (TTP).

and were arrested during an intelligence-based operation, officials said.

They were involved in the kidnapping and killing of American Pearl in 2002.

Pearl, who was the Bureau of The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and later beheaded by terrorists in

Azeem, an active member of the TTP Karachi, TTP Swat and Shagla districts, was a trained terrorist and a suicide bombing trainer who supplied trained suicide bombers to the TTP, they said, adding that he was also the of financial affairs of TTP Miranshah.

He was also involved in the terrorist attack on the staff in and provided suicide bombers for an attack on former Gen

Anwar, who was trained in Khbyer, was the mastermind behind the attack on terminal wherein two policemen were killed.