PAK-LD ARREST 2

Both the US State Department and Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton refused to answer questions related to the
issue.

"We've contacted our Embassy in Islamabad, and they
are seeking further information. I think that we need to get
those kinds of details about the identity of these five
individuals," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
In Washington, the FBI said it was probing the case.
The Justice Department said the FBI is working with families
and local law enforcement to investigate the missing students
and was aware of the individuals arrested in Pakistan.
"The elder (Khalid) Farooq (father of Umer), is
believed to have ties with Jaish-e-Muhammad, a banned
Pakistani militant group," a government official was quoted as
saying by the New York Times.
One of the five American Muslims identified as Ramy
Zamzam, 22, is a dental student at Howard University, where he
received an undergraduate degree this year with a major in
biology and chemistry, according to his Facebook page, the
daily said.
Quoting American and Pakistani officials The NYT said
the five men flew from Dulles International Airport outside
Washington and landed in Karachi, Pakistan, on December 1, the
day their families approached the FBI.
They traveled to Hyderabad, Pakistan, and then to
Lahore, where they spent five days before moving on to
Sargodha. MORE PTI LKJ
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