Two suspects involved in media workers' killing arrested: Balochistan home minister
Initial reports suggest one of the suspects is a member of Balochistan Liberation Army
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti addresses a press conference in Quetta on September 1, 2015. PHOTO: INP
QUETTA:
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Tuesday two suspects involved in the killing of two journalists and a media worker in August last year have been arrested.
"The two terrorists were involved in 27 murder cases and attacks on the convoy of security forces in Quetta,” Bugti told the reporters at a news conference, adding that “These two culprits belonged to a banned organisation."
A video clip was also provided by the home minister of an arrested culprit who confessed to the killing of senior journalist Irshad Mastoi and two others, after which he said, "These Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) killers were involved in assassination of Balochistan National Party (BNP)’s General Secretary Habib Jalib Baloch."
Read: Three media workers gunned down in Quetta
The home minister further added that "The arrested men are from BLA and they killed the three journalists."
Both culprits were identified as Shafqat Ali Rohdini alias Naveed and Muhammad Ibrahim alias Shah Jee
"They want to destabalise Pakistan by fueling terrorism in Balochistan. They wanted to put all the blame on security forces and secrete agencies," Bugti said of the culprits.
He went on and claimed that these culprits also aimed to target Mama Qadir, vice chairman of Baloch Missing Persons (VFBMP), JUI-F Senator Hafiz Hamdullah and other political and social figures.
According to SHO Bijli Road police station, two armed men barged into the office of the agency and opened fire on the people inside. Senior journalist Mastoi, trainee reporter Abdul Rasul and an accountant Mohammed Younus were shot and all died on the spot following the attack.
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Tuesday two suspects involved in the killing of two journalists and a media worker in August last year have been arrested.
"The two terrorists were involved in 27 murder cases and attacks on the convoy of security forces in Quetta,” Bugti told the reporters at a news conference, adding that “These two culprits belonged to a banned organisation."
A video clip was also provided by the home minister of an arrested culprit who confessed to the killing of senior journalist Irshad Mastoi and two others, after which he said, "These Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) killers were involved in assassination of Balochistan National Party (BNP)’s General Secretary Habib Jalib Baloch."
Read: Three media workers gunned down in Quetta
The home minister further added that "The arrested men are from BLA and they killed the three journalists."
Both culprits were identified as Shafqat Ali Rohdini alias Naveed and Muhammad Ibrahim alias Shah Jee
"They want to destabalise Pakistan by fueling terrorism in Balochistan. They wanted to put all the blame on security forces and secrete agencies," Bugti said of the culprits.
He went on and claimed that these culprits also aimed to target Mama Qadir, vice chairman of Baloch Missing Persons (VFBMP), JUI-F Senator Hafiz Hamdullah and other political and social figures.
According to SHO Bijli Road police station, two armed men barged into the office of the agency and opened fire on the people inside. Senior journalist Mastoi, trainee reporter Abdul Rasul and an accountant Mohammed Younus were shot and all died on the spot following the attack.