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Police arrest Punjabi Taliban deputy chief in Karachi

Saeedul Islam was arrested on the charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery.

Web Desk February 24, 2014

Saeedul Islam will shortly be questioned and will be asked about other members of the Punjabi Taliban. PHOTO: REUTERS

KARACHI: Deputy chief of the Punjabi Taliban Saeedul Islam was arrested during a raid in Orangi Town, Karachi on Monday, Express News reported.

During a media briefing, SSP Farooq Awan stated that Islam was arrested on the charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery.

He stated that Islam will shortly be questioned about other members of the Punjabi Taliban.

The arrest of the deputy chief was a part of the ongoing Karachi operation that aims to arrest terrorists and criminals operating within the city.

The targeted operation started in Karachi after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the metropolitan in September last year in a bid to devise a strategy to curb violence.

With the provincial government on board, the prime minister had given a go-ahead to the paramilitary force to conduct raids and arrest criminals with the help of the police. Subsequently, the operation began on September 7.

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