The Malir City police arrested three alleged terrorists on Saturday, seizing explosives, grenades and material used in making bombs from their possession.
According to a police spokesperson, law enforcers nabbed Shaikh Muhammad Moinuddin, his brother Arbaz alias Aryan and Areeb alias Bilal during a raid at a house in Steel Town after receiving a tip-off.
He said the confiscated items included two grenades, 90 grammes of explosive material, 1,005 ball bearings, 25 kilogrammes of nails and other similar items.
The spokesperson further claimed the arrested men had gathered in the city in order to carry out a major terrorist act, but their plans were foiled. Moreover, he stated that Moinuddin was the brother of notorious terrorist Mumtaz alias Firaun, adding that they had both been arrested in 2013, but Mumtaz escaped Karachi Central Jail with an accomplice, Ahmed alias Munna, in 2017, while Moinuddin fled to Afghanistan after being released on bail. According to him, Mumtaz was killed by the Frontier Corps in 2018, while an FC official was also martyred. Ahmed is still on the run.
The police said Mumtaz and Ahmed were involved in targeted attacks on police officials and sectarian killings.
Furthermore, the spokesperson said Areeb confessed to killing two police officials in Orangi Town in 2019 and fleeing to Afghanistan after that.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2020.
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