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One of the masterminds of the termination bombing, Muhammad Javed alias Sameer, and his accomplice Gul Nisa were arrested astatine CD Highway adjacent Umar Goth Chowk successful Karachi portion riding a bike. (AP)
Authorities successful Pakistan’s Sindh state person acceptable up a associated interrogation squad (JIT) to probe 2 suspects who allegedly facilitated past month’s termination onslaught connected a Chinese convoy adjacent Karachi Airport successful October.
The termination onslaught connected October 6 claimed the lives of 2 Chinese engineers and 1 Pakistani national, straining ties betwixt Pakistan and China.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed work for the onslaught and constabulary registered a first accusation report (FIR) against leaders of the BLA and others 3 days aft the incident.
The Dawn paper reported connected Saturday that the JIT was formed by the Sindh Home Department to probe the 2 suspects arrested during an intelligence-based cognition earlier this month.
A conveyance is seen connected occurrence astatine the tract of an detonation that caused injures and destroyed vehicles astatine extracurricular the Karachi airport, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo)
One of the masterminds of the termination bombing, Muhammad Javed alias Sameer, and his accomplice Gul Nisa were arrested astatine CD Highway adjacent Umar Goth Chowk successful Karachi portion riding a bike.
According to a notification issued by Home Department Additional Chief Secretary Muhammad Iqbal Memon, the JIT was formed astatine the petition of the lawman inspector wide (DIG) of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).
It would beryllium led by the CTD DIG and comprise a elder authoritative from the Inter-Services Intelligence, Federal Investigation Agency’s Counter-Terrorism Wing, Pakistan Rangers, Military Intelligence, Sindh Intelligence Bureau, Sindh police’s peculiar subdivision and Karachi police, according to the notification.
It added that the JIT was directed to “investigate/interrogate the matter” and taxable a study with its findings wrong 15 days.
According to the FIR, the termination bomber rammed an explosives-laden Toyota Hilux into a convoy carrying Chinese nationals adjacent the Civil Aviation Authority defender country astatine the airport’s outer signal.
The constabulary named BLA commandant Bashir Ahmed alias Bashir Zeb and Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Gul, among others, arsenic co-accused successful the case.
The FIR noted that BLA leaders brainwashed the termination bomber to transportation retired the attack, targeting Chinese nationals and information personnel.
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