Sindh Rangers on Monday said the paramilitary force had arrested eight terrorists in Karachi affiliated with a political party, South Punjab News reported.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi , Colonel Faisal of Sindh Rangers said the arrested suspects belonged to Mutahidda Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L).
He said a man named Saleem had formed and operating a team of target killers. He informed that seven members of the gang were still busy in criminal activities.The official said ‘Saleem Belgium’ used to manage the gang on directives of the MQM founder.
He also played a WhatsApp conversation call between the terrorists. The armed group of the political party would use code words to evade being spotted by the law enforcers.
The Rangers official said detained terrorists would use code words like ‘boxes’ for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), ‘aalu’ for hand grenade and ‘cassette’ for pistol.
Last month, Rangers had rounded up five suspects, including an alleged target killer affiliated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London, during raids in different areas of Karachi.
The spokesperson for the paramilitary force said MQM-L gangster Waseem Chitta, involved in target killing incidents, was arrested from Sachal Goth area.
He said four of the culprits were nabbed from Malir City and Defence Housing Authority areas.Sindh Rangers issued a statement following a press conference here Monday, saying the accused involved in target killing and terrorism were arrested on intelligence information.
Those arrested have been identified as Rehman Ahmed aka Shahrukh aka Haji, resident of Shah Faisal colony; Syed Raza Ali aka Soldier, resident of UP More; Mohsin Ali alias Shah Ji, resident of Surjani Town; Qazi Anees aka Qadri alia Captain, resident of Lyari; Tanzeem aka Smart Boy, resident of Liaquatabad; Zameer-ud-Din aka Shahzad Gold; Syed Waqas Haider and Shehryar aka Sherry, resident of Surjani Town.
These target killers were being controlled by Salim Belgium on the directives of Altaf Hussain. The ringleader of this targeted killers’ team in Karachi is Asif Pasha aka Major, who is still at large, the Rangers statement says.
Asif Pasha was MQM’s Sector In Charge in Defence Area. Pasha was in constant contact with Salim Belgium via WhatsApp and also held meeting in Dubai last December.
The accused have confessed to crime in the initial investigation.
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