Chinese consulate attackers buried in Karachi

Welfare organisation laid them to rest as no one claimed their bodies

KARACHI: The three terrorists taken down in the attack on the Chinese consulate have been buried after a passage of two and a half months. They were buried at a graveyard in Karachi on Monday afternoon.

According to details, the terrorists had attacked the Chinese consulate located in Clifton on the morning of November 23. The security guards and the policemen deployed at the consulate had neutralised the threat.

Two police officials and two civilians - a father and son - had also lost their lives in the attack, while a guard was seriously injured.

The bodies of the terrorists had been kept in a morgue and no one contacted the police officials to receive their bodies.

Finally, the Counter Terrorism Department officials issued a letter to the morgue administration to bury the bodies.

The funeral prayers of the terrorists were offered at 4pm.

Only the employees of the welfare organisation were present at the funeral.

According to the procedure, the pictures of the bodies were taken before being buried.

Usually, bodies which are not claimed are buried by the welfare organisation in this graveyard after which a number is allotted to the grave.

If any heir contacts the welfare organisation after burial, they are apprised of the time and date.

It is pertinent to mention that the attack was claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The names of the buried terrorists are Azal Khan Muree alias Sangat Dad, Raees Baloch and Raziq, son of Din Muhammad.