Son of TTP’s local commander held
Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police claim to have apprehended Asmatullah, son of Haji Muhammad Yaqoob.
KARACHI:
The son of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) local commander was arrested in a raid in North Karachi on Saturday.
Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police claimed to have apprehended Asmatullah, son of Haji Muhammad Yaqoob, along with a hand grenade and a TT pistol. SHO Chaudhry Afzal said that the suspect and his father belong to the TTP. His father, Yaqoob, is the second-in-command for TTP’s Khwaja Ajmer Nagri chapter.
The police are on the look-out for Yaqoob who reportedly went into hiding a few months ago and left his son in charge. After receiving a tip-off, the police managed to arrest Asmatullah while he was on his way to collect extortion from a mobile phone shop. He is the fifth TTP member to have been arrested recently.
The police have registered an FIR No. 533/12 under sections 4/5 explosive act and 13-D against the accused.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2012.
The son of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) local commander was arrested in a raid in North Karachi on Saturday.
Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police claimed to have apprehended Asmatullah, son of Haji Muhammad Yaqoob, along with a hand grenade and a TT pistol. SHO Chaudhry Afzal said that the suspect and his father belong to the TTP. His father, Yaqoob, is the second-in-command for TTP’s Khwaja Ajmer Nagri chapter.
The police are on the look-out for Yaqoob who reportedly went into hiding a few months ago and left his son in charge. After receiving a tip-off, the police managed to arrest Asmatullah while he was on his way to collect extortion from a mobile phone shop. He is the fifth TTP member to have been arrested recently.
The police have registered an FIR No. 533/12 under sections 4/5 explosive act and 13-D against the accused.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2012.