ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani official says four militants killed this week during a raid on a home near the eastern city of Lahore were members of Al-Qaeda's South Asian branch who were planning an attack on the offices of a civilian spy agency. The Home Minister for Punjab province, Shuja Khanzada, said on Wednesday that the provincial head of the Al-Qaeda affiliate was among those killed in the raid early Monday, which was carried out by police and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. Khanzada said authorities also arrested two “terrorists,” who were being questioned. Al-Qaeda's leader Ayman Al-Zawahri announced the creation of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent in September. Monday's raid was the first known operation against the group in Lahore. — Agencies
