Four ‘terrorists’ of banned Janudul Fida arrested

Karachi

Four suspected terrorists belonging to banned outfit Janudul Fida were arrested in raids on Tuesday.

Police counter-terrorism department’s Pakistan Banned Terrorists Intelligence Group chief Mazhar Mashwani said the arrested men were found in possession of a large quantity of bombs and explosive material.

The official said police conducted raids in Ittehad Town, near MA Jinnah Road, and in an areas behind the KPT Fire Station, and arrested Mohammad Anwar alias Maulvi Abdullah alias Akbar alias Hafiz Nasir; Manzoor Ahmed alias Maviya; Abdul Hameed alias Sultan; and Abdul Latif.

Two anti-tank mines, four grenades, 40 detonators with wires, two batteries, three 30-bore pistols and explosive material were found at their hideouts.

Mashwani said Mohammad Anwar is the chief of the Janudul Fida in Karachi and involved in many terrorist attacks, not only in the city and other parts of Sindh, but also in a bus attack in Quetta wherein pilgrims were killed.

The official said Anwar had expertise in making bombs and supplied explosives and their designs to different terrorist organisations operating in Karachi.

The banned outfits worked with or facilitated included the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the Jaish-ul-Islam, the Jaish-ul-Adal, the Jaish-ul-Nasar, Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan Amarat-e-Islamia.

Mashwani said Anwar, along with LeJ Karachi chapter chief Asif Chotu and Hafeez Pandrani had masterminded a suicide attack in Shikarpur.

He added that Anwar and Janudul Fida central chief Maulvi Khalil had attacked buses carrying pilgrims in Mastung and Naushki in Balochistan as well as Nato vehicles.

The official said Anwar had confessed ti supplying explosives for terrorist attacks in Shikarpur and Abbas Town and was in constant touch with Asif Chotu.

Gangsters held

The City district police in three separate raids in Lyari arrested three suspected gangsters of the Baba Ladla, Shiraz Comrade and Uzair Baloch gangs.

The police said they had raided a locality in Lyari and after a brief encounter arrested Zakir Ladla, brother of notorious gangster Baba Ladla. He was wanted by the Lyari division police in over 29 cases of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping for ransom, and extortion.

The police said in a raid in Kalakot, they had arrested Sharif alias Sherry, nephew of slain gangster Rehman Dakait. He was wanted by police in murder, attempt to murder and extortion cases.

In another raid in Lyari, the police arrested Rustam alias Abba, brother of notorious gangster Shiraz Comrade. He was wanted in cases of murder and extortion.

The police said three sub-machine guns, a .222 rifle, a 30-bore pistol, MP-5 pistol, a 9mm pistol, grenades, Awan rockets, and hundred of bullets were seized in the three raids.