Target killings: LeJ Sindh chief arrested in Karachi

Police says Hafiz Qasim Rasheed has confessed to killing 100 people.

KARACHI: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s (LeJ) Sindh Chief Hafiz Qasim Rasheed, who has been accused of carrying out sectarian targeted killings, was arrested in Karachi on Wednesday, reported Express News.

Additional IG Crime Investigation Department (CID) told the media that Rasheed was arrested from the Jamshed Quarters area of Karachi, and a hand grenade, a Kalashnikov and a TT pistol were recovered from him.

According to the police, the suspect has confessed to killing 100 people, including former MPA Raza Haider and Dr Hussain Haider.

Earlier during the day, an intelligence agency arrested four members of a banned organisation plotting terrorist attacks in Karachi and recovered arms and ammunition from them.

During January-March 2012, there were 160 incidents of target killing reported in Karachi, according to Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). During the observed quarter, 44 people affiliated with political parties were killed, injured or kidnapped.