CTD arrests suspects 'planning to avenge Malik Ishaq's killing'
TTP leader Mufti Saddam had tasked them to establish militant group in Karachi, suspects reveal
Slain LeJ chief Malik Ishaq. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department claimed to have arrested on Sunday three suspects allegedly assigned to avenge the killing of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) leader Malik Ishaq.
CTD said the suspects revealed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mufti Saddam had tasked them to establish a militant group to avenge Ishaq's killing.
The alleged militants were arrested from MRP Colony in Manghopir, and a huge cache of weapons, arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession.
On July 29, Ishaq along with 13 militants had been killed in Muzaffargarh during a shootout with police.
LeJ chief Malik Ishaq killed in Muzaffargarh police encounter
Ishaq’s two sons, Usman and Haq Nawaz, Ghulam Rasool of the LeJ and his two sons were also killed.
He was on a US list of global terrorists and the group he founded has claimed responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians. He had faced several murder trials but always been acquitted after witnesses refused to testify against him.
Police claim the suspects had planned terrorists activities in Karachi.
The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department claimed to have arrested on Sunday three suspects allegedly assigned to avenge the killing of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) leader Malik Ishaq.
CTD said the suspects revealed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mufti Saddam had tasked them to establish a militant group to avenge Ishaq's killing.
The alleged militants were arrested from MRP Colony in Manghopir, and a huge cache of weapons, arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession.
On July 29, Ishaq along with 13 militants had been killed in Muzaffargarh during a shootout with police.
LeJ chief Malik Ishaq killed in Muzaffargarh police encounter
Ishaq’s two sons, Usman and Haq Nawaz, Ghulam Rasool of the LeJ and his two sons were also killed.
He was on a US list of global terrorists and the group he founded has claimed responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians. He had faced several murder trials but always been acquitted after witnesses refused to testify against him.
Police claim the suspects had planned terrorists activities in Karachi.