Man accused of attack on BB’s rally

KARACHI: A suspect, believed to be involved in the attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karzsaz, was arrested on Monday from a house in Manghopir during a raid conducted by the Anti Terrorism Cell and the Criminal Investigation Department.

SSP CID Umar Shahid said that they had raided the house, where Azmatullah was hiding, on a tip-off and seized one pistol and two rounds of bullets from his possession.

Azmatullah’s brother, Abdul Wahab, was accused of attacking Benazir’s caravan on October 18, 2007, in which around 175 people were killed. Officials revealed that as his brother’s right-hand man, Azmatullah could be involved in 2007’s attack. SSP further said that two months ago his brother Ismail was also arrested from Ettihad Town, Karachi. According to him Azmatullah along with other accomplices was planning to attack the CID office, in Karachi. “We have recorded his telephonic conversation with his brother, who directed him to attack me and DSP Haji Nadeem,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2010.