CTD arrests TTP terrorist Hidayatullah in raid

CTD reported Hidayatullah was apprehended along with 6,000 rupees in donation funds for associates

KARACHI:

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested Hidayatullah alias "Abdul Hakeem", a member of a banned Tehreek E Taliban (TTP) organisation, during an operation in the site area of Karachi.

CTD spokesperson stated that the arrested terrorist is affiliated with the TTP's Swat faction and was involved in fundraising for the terrorist group.

The CTD reported that Hidayatullah was apprehended along with 6,000 rupees in donation funds.

The department noted that Hidayatullah's father, Muhammad Ghaus, was killed during an operation in Afghanistan in 2000, and his brother, Fazalullah, has been missing since the Swat operation.

Hidayatullah was allegedly collecting donations in Karachi to support his associates. Police are now conducting raids to capture his accomplices.

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Previously, CTD of Sindh Police claimed on July 10 that they have arrested a commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a raid in Ittehad Town.

A Kalashnikov assault rifle, two hand grenades, RDX explosives, and an improvised explosive device (IED) were also recovered from the possession of the suspected TTP operative identified by CTD as Muhammad Shoaib.

According to investigators, Shoaib has confessed to planning a suicide attack on a Muharram mourning procession in Orangi Town, disclosing his collaboration with accomplice Ishaq for the planned terrorist act.

He also admitted his involvement in the brutal killing of 16 coal mine workers in Khyber Agency, whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave after they failed to meet ransom demands.

While briefing media persons, CTD DIG Asif Ijaz Shaikh said that Shoaib's son, Zakaullah, was killed in an encounter with the Pakistan Army.

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government had previously announced a Rs2 million reward for information leading to Shoaib's capture.