KARACHI: The city police today (Thursday) arrested two terrorists affiliated with the proscribed organisation Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who got militancy training in Afghanistan and were planning attacks in the city.
According to details, the arrested suspects recently returned from Afghanistan and had been involved in several terrorism bids before. The raiding police team also recovered over 1kg of explosives and detonators from their possessions.
“The arrested suspects were planning a coordinated set of attacks in Karachi”, a police spokesperson said, adding that they had previously been engaged in many terrorist activities and abductions. They used to launch offensives on NATO consignments as well.
According to the police, one of the detainees, Ameer Zada alias Mukhlis, joined the proscribed organisation back in 2001 while another Taj Wali joined the militant force in 2009 after instructions from the local leader.
“They have been part of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and North Wazirsitan regions and are being interrogated for their future plans in the port city”, the spokesman added.
Meanwhile, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested a wanted Lyari gang war shooter and slain infamous Rehman Dakait’s son-in-law Shehryar from the Purana Golimar area in an intelligence-based raid.
The CTD team moved after secret information it received of Shehryar alias Sheril’s whereabouts and arrested the alleged sharpshooter who allegedly killed 21 people in various target killing bids including a police officer.
He killed police constable Farooq, posted in Pak Colony, back in 2014, said CTD in-charge Chaudhry Safdar. Just in 2014 he further killed 12 different men on the instructions of the detained notorious gang war kingpin Uzair Jan Baloch.
