According to authorities, of the ten people who have been allegedly accused of the incident, one belongs to the Diamer Valley, three are from Mansehra and the rest belong to Kohistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The arrested have been taken into custody for further investigations. The identity of the second person is still not known.
Deputy Inspector General Police (DIG) Ali Sher, who is leading the investigation of the gruesome murder of the tourists, told The Express Tribune via telephone that the police successfully raided a house in Chilas and arrested 'Shafi Muhammad' who had been earlier identified and nominated in the FIR.
“This evening we arrested one of the identified accused persons. It is a break through as far as the arrest of the other accused is concerned”, said the DIG.
According to Sher, the accused was arrested from a house in Chilas with the help of intelligence reports, where he had been hiding for some days.
The DIG said that the perpetrator belongs to Diamer district and had been involved in ‘other such activities’ as well.
“The police has its own investigation procedures to reach the other perpetrators who were involved in the killings of the mountaineers”, said the DIG.
Sher further said that the police, the intelligence agencies, members of the peace jirga and other agencies were working side by side to arrest all suspected persons and was optimistic that they would soon reach all the culprits.
The chief secretary and IGP Gilgit-Baltistan last week had disclosed the names and identities of 16 people who were allegedly involved in a crime that has not only shaken the country, but has also made the headlines in the international community.
According to the authorities, 10 of the alleged accused belong to the Diamer Valley, three are from Mansehra and the rest are from Kohistan.
On June 23, gunmen dressed as paramilitary forces killed nine foreign tourists in an unprecedented attack in the Himalayas of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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@stevenson: There is bitter feelings between India and Pakistan. But to believe that India would go to the extent of sponsoring or using its own agents to kill Chinese in Pakistan territory is insane to the utmost. Neither India nor China has used or shall use their agents or proxies to kill citizens of other countries. They both are matured enough.
If the US Defense secretary Chuck Hagel says India is using Afghanistan as a base to conduct acts to destablize Pakistan
No he didn't.... Pakistanis don't need India to destabilise them. They are doing a fabulous job of it by themselves
Show attackers UNCOVERED/UNMASKED FACE to media, otherwise the credibility of this news will remain under question...
@stevenson: Chuck Hagel never said that India is using Afghanistan to destabilize Pakistan. All that he said was that India's investments in Afghanistan are causing problem for Pakistan. Yes, India's investments in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan are causing heartburn for Pakistan as Pakistan cannot do such things for Afghans. As Afghans see these projects helping them, they are more inclined towards India and this beings jealous feelings in Pakistan. Read Chuck Hagel's statement. He has never used the word "destabilize Pakistan" nor has he mentioned India using "Terror" or "Terrorists" anywhere in his statement. It appears you have not read the statement and just have picked up from some others who have made ignorant comments in ET.
Also, care to read about what US Congressman Dana Rohrabracher said about Pakistan, on its sentencing of Dr. Afridi, OBL's presence in Pakistan, etc. They are more specific and clear.
@ModiFied: I wouldn't be surprised if this criminal and others like him are being actively supported by foreign agencies. If the US Defense secretary Chuck Hagel says India is using Afghanistan as a base to conduct acts to destablize Pakistan, why does it surprise you that Pakistanis would look wearily across the border when innocent people are harmed in Pakistan? This wouldn't be the first time.
@antanu Yeah right! Talks of sanity coming from someone who has been shamelessly masquerading as an Indian for quite some time now and who has zero knowledge of India. Sanity Indeed!
@Tariq Ali Sial: No one is talking about TTP or other agencies.
Sher further said that the police, the intelligence agencies, members of the peace jirga and other agencies were working side by side to arrest all suspected persons and was optimistic that they would soon reach all the culprits.
How peace Jirga knows about this? When did they came to know? Did they know attack was going to happen?
Previous news also mentioned these people were trained by banned outfits? Why these banned outfits are not named?
Paki police has no morals about killing innocent people. Police/ISI/army can put a gun to the head of any Pakistani and make them confess anything.
Musharaf mentioned in his book how Pakistanis made millions of dollars by handing over 300+ al Qaeda members to CIA.
A day or two before a Pakistani Prime Minister's visit to USA, Paki air force bombed a training camp for terrorists. Some one called the camp a day before the bombing to tell senior leaders should stay away. Phone got recorded by a foreign intelligence agencies.
Pakistani cook was killed to hide identity of killers. This slaughter had nothing to do with drones. I doubt if Pakistan public will know the reel truth.
Excellent job! Now lets hope that, if proven guilty, the culprit are given harshest punishment by the courts. We don't need qadri like episode where the culprit was caught but court was unable to punish them due to threats.
@antanu: You yourself has been blaming India for everything. Have you seen the comments form Pakistanis. Sheikh Rasheed made a fiery speech in the Assembly blaming India. He made this speech the very next day after this incidence and it was a main news in many of Pakistan's news media. Have you listened to anchors like Dr. Moeed Pirzada? Many in the Assembly clapped and cheered his speech. See what Lala Gee and others like him write. Also see what you yourself write. You are advising others on sanity ????????
@antanu That's not what most Indians come here for: commenting with sanity.
Since a suspect is in custody, we can ask the most important question of all. Was he "uncut"? :-)
is it 9 foreign tourists or 10????!!!!!!! you've mentioned 10 in the first para and 9 in the last one?? :s
@Pashtunyar: may be...over here. in India this Patrice is a common place.
@ModiFied: no one has blamed india for the gruesome act.why bring in this issue. for God's sake please try once in a while to comment with sanity
China asked guarantee for her citizens as Chinese troops are stationed in GB. Thank you China for making namallom affrad to become maloom affrad. Just to refresh memory Lal Masjid operation was initiated at Chinese request too.
Government should bring whole prosecution against them on media and should handle it strictly that nobody in future would dare to kill innocent humans on Pakistani soil, no body would bring hate for Pakistan from international society.. would that happen before, years before, we would be in great ease rather our governments legalised killings and patronised killers against Russia, India etc etc!
I can only hope they havent arrested an innocent guy because he is likely to be tortured by the army/police into giving the names of his companions! By the way, GB govt should remove the sign, 'killer mountain', its embarrassing to say the least! (and its 26000 feet not feets)
Now that a person has been arrested, find out the so called foreign hands behind this particular attack. Publish a white paper if foreign hands are found. If not, apologize to India whom Pakistanis often name for such incidents.
Good break through. I hope it is not an eye wash by the police. PTI to remain on watch that no MNA stands in the National Assembly to demand their release as in the case of Qadri, the killer of Salman Taseer.
Great work Mr Ali Sher. thumbs up for your bravery.
they don't work that fast on Pakistani being murdering in Pakistan what a shame we been treated like few hundreds years ago....
shouldnt all these details be reported at the end when the case is closed? if any of the others know that an arrest has been made won't that make them harder to arrest? of course that way the media would never get off the LEA's back, reporting on their 'incompetence' and all.
The accused has nothing to worry about. Just say that 'foreign hand' was invloved and everyone will beleive him. All is well.
These people will be left in one year by court. Policy only arresting innocents to save their jobs and to divert pressure...
This is a great news. Wish you best of luck Mr. Ali Sher. Catch rest of the culprits also and restore some of Pakistan's image. Best Wishes!
Instead of making announcements please focus on arresting all the 16 culprits from where ever they are. Thank You !
Heh Terrorists you better watch out because we are coming to get you.
execute them publically. Army, Police, law making agencies set an example for the better Pakistan
Good begining. Arrest all culprits, conduct a fast trial on daily basis and let Justice Prevail. For God sake don't release him after 2 years on bail, citing insufficient evidence. You may call Scotland Yard for insights as how to collect forensic evidence if it has not already been screwed up.