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| Mastermind of Chaudhry Aslam attack killed, police claim |
| 2014-10-06 |
| [DAWN] Police on Sunday claimed to have killed seven suspected Lions of Islam including the alleged criminal mastermind and controllers of the attack on CID SP Chaudhry Aslam in January in a raid conducted in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Ayub Goth area near Saudabad. SSP Malir Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan said that acting on a tip-off regarding the presence of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) Lions of Islam police cordoned off Ayub Goth in Karachi's Malir district and conducted a raid in the area. The raiding party came under attack, as Lions of Islam opened fire and hurled hand grenades, he added. "There were up to 16 TTP Lions of Islam present in the house when we raided it," Anwar told AFP. He said that police resorted to retaliatory firing during which seven suspected Lions of Islam were killed. No law enforcer was harmed during the raid. SSP Rao Anwar said that three of the seven suspected Lions of Islam had been identified. They included a brother of the jacket wallah who had attacked SP Chaudhry Aslam at the Lyari ...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot.... Expressway in Karachi, another Lion of Islam who had conducted reconnaissance for the attack and was in contact with the Taliban leadership, and another suspect who had supplied the explosive-laden vehicle for the attack. "These three Lion of Islams, who had fled to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... after Aslam's murder but returned home just recently, were experts of making bombs and boom jackets," Anwar said. Police were trying to identify the four others who were killed. At least seven Lions of Islam fled during the shootout, he said. The Mohmand agency chapter of the TTP had grabbed credit for the January 9 attack in Karachi's Essa Nagri which killed three police officials including Aslam and maimed at least ten others. SP Mohammad Aslam Khan, better known as Chaudhry Aslam, was a household name for those who were aware of the city police one way or another. With 30 years of service in Karachi police, SP Khan was a symbol of success for many and of hatred for others. The raid came two weeks after a senior police official Farooq Awan, who has been a key player in the police's fight against terrorist groups in the city since 2001, survived a car kaboom in Karachi. Karachi, a city of 18 million people which contributes 42 per cent of Pakistain's GDP, has been plagued by sectarian, ethnic and political violence for years. |
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