Pakistani security and intelligence operatives detained a US national in Peshawar for not possessing valid travel documents and took him to an undisclosed location for interrogation, officials said.
The American, identified as Aaron deHaven, was detained in the posh University Town area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A First Information Report was registered against him in a police station under the Foreigners Act, officials said.
TV news channels reported that the American was detained as he was acting in a suspicious manner. The American worked as a security guard for foreigners in Peshawar, Geo News channel reported.
The American's visa had expired in October last year, Express 24/7 channel reported.
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was married to a Pakistani woman and owned a house that he had transferred to her. He had also applied for Pakistani nationality, the channel reported.