Crime Investigation Department’s (CID) interrogation cell in-charge Mazhar Mashwani said Adnan’s name was in the CID’s red book sixth edition. PHOTO: FILE
A wanted terrorist of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Muhammad Adnan alias Abu Hamza, was arrested after a raid at his hideout in Keamari on Saturday.
Crime Investigation Department’s (CID) interrogation cell in-charge Mazhar Mashwani said Adnan’s name was in the CID’s red book sixth edition. Two hand grenades and a pistol were also recovered from his possession.
“He is associated with the TTP and al Qaeda,” said Mashwani while talking to The Express Tribune. “His group members are associated with the TTP, Punjabi Taliban and al Qaeda. They are wanted by the police and their names are also in the CID’s red book.”
The accused was also arrested in 2009 but was later released by the courts. “After being released from jail, he escaped to Lahore, where he used a fake CNIC and other forged documents to obtain a job in the Auqaf department,” explained Mashwani.
“Recently, the department transferred him to Karachi. After returning to Karachi, he started reorganising his group.” The officer said that the accused along with his accomplice, Misbaul Haq, associated with the TTP, Talat, associated with al Qaeda, and Azeem Shaikh, belonging to Punjabi Taliban, was wanted by the police.
They were recruiting more people in their group to carry out major terrorist activities. Their main targets were the law enforcers and sensitive installations in Karachi. Further investigations are under way.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2013.
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Congratulations! Now don't let him go. We all know, our police is uneducated and unaware of the legal complications and frustrations. Arresting the militant from Keamari where he was regrouping, just shows how freely one can get in and out of the precincts of Keamari Oil Terminal. Just imagine, if a firefight broke out what could be the disastrous consequences for Shirin Jinnah Colony, Massan, Blocks 2 and 3 of Clifton among others. Salams
Are yeh kya ho gaya, we were supposed to negotiate with them and talk peace. Did I miss something?
“His group members are associated with the TTP, Punjabi Taliban and al Qaeda." And of course they were supported and loved by JI, PTI and other rightwing parties who want to legitimize their terrorism at the cost of tens of thousands of poor Pakistanis. Now the PCO CJ is gone hopefully the terrorists would not find too many friends in courts.
Don't delay justice this time...they are brutal killers of so many innocent people.