pay them money and support their cause or else their loved-ones would be killed.
These terrorist groups have also set up training camps in the areas adjoining bordering Afghanistan as well in Tank and Azam Wersick areas of Waziristan.
At these camps, the new recruits are trained to prepare explosive devices and suicide jackets, carry out bomb blasts, and use advanced weapons including sniper guns.
Many of these men are then sent to Karachi were they blend into the society working at private firms until the time their services were required.
Others start working at security companies, banks or money exchange firms. They then go on to rob these places after they have gathered enough information about them. Usually, a rented vehicle is used for committing these heists so that they cannot be traced.
The militants are also involved in kidnappings for ransom and extorting traders and industrialists on the outskirts of the city.These terrorists also gather information about the number plates of government vehicles so that they can be used if needed.
In many of their terrorist activities, they use police uniforms so that they can easily escape and create confusion too.
Many areas of the West district including Mohammad Khan Colony, Ittehad Town, Banaras Colony, Zia Colony in Orangi Town, Frontier Colony, Hazara Colony and some areas of Mominabad have a strong militant presence.
Hiring them young
The officer maintained that terrorist outfits including AQIS hired young men from different parts of the country, mostly from Karachi, aged between 18 and 25 years as it was easier to brainwash them and prepare them for deadly attacks.
In a recent example, the suspects arrested in the recent Safoora Goth bus attack case are all young graduates.
Most Taliban shelters, added the officer, are located in Sohrab Goth, Afghan Basti and other areas on the city’s outskirts.
Sources said Taliban terrorists who had escaped from Karachi to Waziristan have returned following the military operation in the tribal areas after entering Chaman in Balochistan from Afghanistan.
They added that these terrorists were in small groups and included would-be suicide bombers. The mission of these terrorists is to attack important installations in Karachi in retaliation to the military operation Zarb-e-Azb.