Fighting terrorism: Autopsy reports of slain TTP men available

Asadullah, Mairaj and Farooq were killed in Saturday’s shootout.

LAHORE: Police received on Sunday the autopsy report of three Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists who were killed in a shootout with law-enforcement agencies on Saturday.

Quoting the autopsy report, a senior police officer told The Express Tribune that TTP Lahore chief Roohullah alias Asadullah, the mastermind of the Wagah bombing last year, had died in the explosion.

Mairaj Khan and Umar Farooq, the other two TTP men, had died receiving six and seven bullets, respectively, the officer said.

Earlier, law-enforcement agencies had taken the bodies to Mayo Hospital where doctors from Mian Munshi Hospital carried out the autopsy.

“We will wait for a few days and bury them if nobody claims the bodies.”

Investigation has suggested that Khan had wanted to attack a school in Lahore using a suicide bomber. All three hailed from Bajaur Agency.

The officer said Asadullah had convinced Hanifullah to carry out a suicide attack at the border. Nearly 60 people were killed in the bombing, he said.

The officer said Asadullah had been planning to attack schools in Lahore.

Farooq was wanted for several terrorist attacks, the officer said.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 12^th, 2015.