The killers of Amjad Sabri arrested, announces Murad Ali Shah

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday announced that two terrorists have been arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for the murder of famed qawwal Amjad Sabri and other high-profile cases.

Addressing a press conference, the Chief Minister said the CTD headed by Raja Umar Khattab made a major breakthrough and arrested two people from Liaquatabad called Ishaq alias Bobby and Asim alias Capri.

“Their weapons were also recovered... After a probe and forensic investigation, we found proof of involvement in 28 cases," he added.

The men are affiliated with the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Naeem Bukhari group, the CM said. "There is no affiliation with a political party, it is a proscribed organisation."

The criminals were arrested by CTD in-charge Raja Umer Khitab and are involved in 28 criminal cases. Among the high-profile cases the two are accused in, include the October 30 attack on a Majlis in Nazimabad, attack on two Army personnel in Saddar parking plaza

Other cases the accused are involved in are 21 May 2016 attack on police constables in Aisah Manzil, 20 April 2016 attack in which seven policemen were martyred, 1 December 2015 attack in which two traffic policemen were killed, 20 November 2015 attack on Rangers in which four personnel were killed and 29 August 2015 attack in which Amir Haider Advocate Supreme Court was killed.

Weapons recovered from their possession included three SMGs, 27 pistols and an MP5 snatched from the police.

During the news conference, the chief minister stressed people were being detained whenever there was any suspicion of wrongdoing. He added that the province was also seeking the centre’s help to fight terrorism.