Joint Effort: Police raids accused militant’s house

BATTAGRAM: The counter-terrorism department claimed to have found ammunition and explosives during a midnight raid on the house of an accused militant of a banned outfit. Sources in the police department said on Monday the house in Allai bazaar was raided by police and intelligence personnel. The person whose house was raided was identified as Sher Khan; he was wanted by the police in a number of criminal and terrorism-related cases. However, police sources said, Khan’s bullet-riddled body was found from Battal area three days ago. It is said five remote-controlled explosive devices, 10 kilogrammes of raw explosive material, detonators, SIMs of different networks and diesel were seized from the house. DPO Jehanzeb Bangash confirmed the news of raid but said none of Khan’s family members were picked up for investigation.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 6^th, 2015.