A file photo of Karachi policemen. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Police on Friday claimed to have killed Karachi commander of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and three of his associates in an encounter.
The raid was carried out by Crime Investigation Department’s counter-terrorism unit in Qayumabad. The commander was identified as Sajad alias Kargil, while his accomplices identified as Muhammad Hashim, Yasin alias Yasir Arafat and Shamim alias Commando. Weapons, ammunition, a suicide jacket and a hand grenade were also seized from their possession.
Police claimed the militants had planned to attack the vehicle of an intelligence officer on Friday morning.
The AQIS Karachi commander reportedly arrived in Pakistan from Bangladesh in 2009, acquired a national identity card through an agent and moved to Waziristan. He was appointed as the city commander in 2014 after taking oath before AQIS chief Asim Umer.
Sajad was believed to be an expert on assembling suicide vests and bombs and had been involved in target killings of police officials.
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Misleading Title, When will ET ever grow up.
@rukhsar: @Wali: Take all these reports with a pinch of salt.
@Wali: true
I am amazed at the number of 'commanders' taken out by various operations across Pakistan and yet no sign of weakening or lack of organisation on the part of these terrorist groups.
WOW What an achievement ...
good...just keep it up...