NED, IBA graduate-turned- terrorist' held

Karachi
A man holding degrees from Karachi’s two prestigious educational institutions, the NED University and the Institute of Business Administration, has been arrested for his affiliation with terrorist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), police said on Tuesday.
Besides, the al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) Karachi chief has also been rounded up in a separate raid.
Counter-terrorism department’s investigation wing chief Mazhar Mashwani said Mohammad Owais Raheel, who had studied engineering at the NED University and then finished his MBA at the IBA, was arrested in a raid conducted at his flat near Nihari Inn at Boat Basin.
A large quantity of hate-inciting pamphlets was found at his home.
During interrogation, Raheel said he had joined the HuT after finishing his education.
The HuT does not recognise the system of governance and the Constitution of Pakistan and wants to introduce its own version of khilafat in the country.
Raheel was assigned the task of motivating people, especially youngsters at educational institutions, in Defence and Clifton to join his organisation and also distributing pamphlets outside mosques in the area for this purpose.
He was inspired by the sermons of Dr Israr Ahmed of the Tanzeem-e-Islami and followed his teachings.
Raheel and other members of his organisation contacted each other using Viber and other voice over internet protocol applications as well as social networking websites and had their set-ups in Landhi, Malir and Model Colony.

‘AQIS terrorist’ held
The counter terrorism department nabbed a suspected member of AQIS in a raid conducted at a hideout of terrorists in Saudabad.
The counter-terrorism department-II said Saeedullah alias Rizwan Mulla alias Choti Dunya, the AQIS chief in Karachi, was taken into custody after a brief shootout. He was found in possession of a Kalashnikov and two grenades. His associates, however, managed to escape.
During interrogation, Saeedullah disclosed that his group was involved in killing several policemen.
It was responsible for the attacks on police vans in Korangi Industrial Area and police stations in Awami Colony, Korangi, Zaman Town and Ibrahim Hyderi. He confessed that he was directly involved in some murders too.
Saeedullah had visited the Baramcha area of Afghanistan with his associates crossing the border near Quetta. There, they had met Ameer Jawad Bhai who trained them and they later arrived in Karachi. Saeedullah also brainwashed and recruited youngsters. Before Saeedullah, Amir alias Saif was the AQIS chief in Karachi and was killed in shootout with police.

‘Gangster’ held
The counter-terrorism department police also conducted a raid in Mauripur and after an encounter, arrested Amir Gul, a suspected gangster affiliated with a Lyari-based gang.
A pistol was seized from his possession.
The counter-terrorism department chief said Gul had confessed to murdering eight people in Lyari and Keamari.

Rangers arrests
Rangers arrested six men, including suspected members of a banned outfit, in raids conducted near Disco Bakery in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, in Korangi, Bahadurabad and Liaquatabad.
A spokesperson for the paramilitary force said six of these men were terrorists affiliated with a banned outfit. Their weapons were seized.