...a suburb of Korangi Town, if you know where that is...
, adjacent to the Defence Housing Authority, on Friday morning, according to officials.
They were allegedly planning an attack on a security intelligence officials vehicle that usually passed through the area, said CID counterterrorism unit official-in- charge Raja Umer Khattab.
He said the police received a tip-off that the suspects planning to carry out a gun attack on the vehicle of the intelligence official, followed by a suicide kaboom, were sitting near a truck stand in Qayyumabad. The police conducted a raid there and four suspects were bumped off in an ensuing exchange of fire. One of the dear departed was identified as Sajjad alias Kargil
... three months of unprovoked Pak aggression, over 4000 dead Paks, another victory for India ...
, a commander of the AQIS 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...
, Mr Khattab said.
The other dead men were identified as Mohammed Hashim, Yasir Arafat and Shamim alias Commando.
The officer said Sajjad had gained expertise in preparing suicide jackets and kaboom. Till 2009, he was a citizen of Bangladesh and a member of the Jamaat-ul-Moslemeen, a religious party in Bangladesh. He shifted to Pakistain following a crackdown against the group there. He got a computerised national identity card issued in his name through an agent in Karachi. He then shifted to
Wazoo, where he joined holy warriors namely Asif alias Chotu, Qari Zafar and Umer Farooq, who was recently killed in a drone attack there, said the CID counterterrorism unit head.Sajjad did his Bayat at the hand of Asim Umer, head of the AQIS in 2014. He was made the commander of the AQIS in Karachi and was tasked by Asim Umer to recruit Bengalis to establish a network for Jehadi activities there, said Mr Khattab.
Sajjad had allegedly killed seven coppers, the officer said, adding that he had also been involved in four blasts through improvised bombs in Karachi.
He had allegedly done full recce of the route of the intelligence officer and was planning to target him when the encounter took place at 7.30am, said the CID officer.
The police claimed to have seized a suicide jacket. Mr Khattab said he had never seen such a suicide jacket since he had started dealing with terror cases in Karachi. A Kalashnikov assault rifle was also seized from the custody of the suspects, he added.