An amir of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), Mohammad Ali alias Mama, was arrested by a team of the CID police during a raid in Korangi late Monday night.
CID SP Fayyaz Khan told Daily Times Ali was a suspect in the murders of LyariÂ’s Qari Habibur Rehman and Maulana Abdul Kareem Naqshbandi. He was nominated the LJ Karachi amir about a year ago. Khan added that Ali trained at KabulÂ’s Shah Ismail training center in 2000. He said the police believed that Ali was planning a terrorist act this Muharram as its successful completion would ensure funding for the outfit. Police sources said that a list of possible targets was allegedly recovered from AliÂ’s possession and included the names of some police officers and Shia and Sunni clerics. |