Raiding hideouts: Police arrest a target killer

KARACHI: District Malir police claim to have arrested on Sunday a member of a banned religious outfit, allegedly involved in half-a-dozen cases of targeted killings in the city. During the course of interrogation, the suspect Hasan Abbas confessed to have been involved in target killings in various localities, including Khawaja Ajmair Nagri, Shah Faisal Colony, Soldier Bazaar, Ibrahim Hyderi and Malir City area, said SSP Dr Najeeb Ahmed. The accused was arrested from Malir when the police raided his hideout, following a tip-off, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27^th, 2015.