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Case registered at Aziz Bhatti Police Station against unidentified assailants

The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed place for interrogation

Our Correspondent March 24, 2019

The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed place for interrogation. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI: Following the attack on Mufti Taqi Usmani on Friday, the police and law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) carried out raids late Friday night in East zone and other areas and took into custody more than a dozen suspects. The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed place for interrogation while geofencing of the area was also being done.

According to sources, a targeted raid was carried out by the police, LEAs and the counter-terrorism department (CTD) in areas including Quaidabad, Hussain Hazara Goth, Shah Faisal Colony, Korangi, Orangi Town, North Karachi, PIB Colony, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Dalmia and other areas.

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Meanwhile, Aziz Bhatti Police registered a FIR against unidentified persons. The FIR has been registered under the charges of murder, attempt to murder and anti-terrorism.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 24^th, 2019.