...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(aka ISIS) is behind the recent assassinations against religious scholars and members of minority groups in the thriving provincial capital.
"The CTD has arrested ISIS affiliate Aminullah and killed another, Zafar, following their encounter with the special patrolling squad, Ababeel Force, in the thriving provincial capital," Additional Inspector General Shaukat Abbas told news hounds here.
He said on June 25, a gunman killed member of the Christian community Mushtaq and fled but he was intercepted by the Ababeel Force on the Ring Road near Garhi Qamardin area.
"As soon as the gunman saw the force, he shot up it injuring three personnel. The force retaliated and killed him," he said.
The official also said the police seized a pistol, a cycle of violence, two SIM cards, a BRT card and an Afghan citizen card carrying the name of Khalid Khan son of Musafir.
Official reveals 15-20 gunnies identified, dept closing in on them
Initial investigation identified the gunman as Zafar, an Afghan national living in the Rasheed Garhi area of the thriving provincial capital. Further investigation, especially leads from Zafar’s mobile phone, helped the CTD arrest Zafar’s father-in-law, Ameenullah, according to senior police officials.
They said that the two gunnies belonged to a network comprising Afghan nationals, who were imprisoned in Pul-e-Charkhi area of Afghanistan.
The officials said around 60 network members, who beat feet from the prison after the Islamic Emirates formed the government in Afghanistan, reportedly entered Pakistain.
They, however, said it was unknown how many of those gunnies were active.
AIG Shaukat Abbas said that assassinations against religious scholars and members of religious minorities began in March.
He said it was a challenging task to "trace the bad boy network and identify its members."
The official said nine people had been targeted since March and they included Sikhs, Christians, and Moslem scholars.
"Scientific methods were adopted, while a pattern was followed connecting the dots. The forensic evidence showed that just one pistol was used in all these attacks," he said.
Mr Abbas said the group comprising 15-20 gunnies had been identified, while the department was close in on it and would bust it soon.
"This is like cleaning your home every day that gets dirty the next day," he said.
The official said a small number of people reported extortion demands to the police.
He said a businessman, who recently came under attack in Hayatabad, had lodged a case with the police after receiving an extortion call on May 1.
Mr Abbas said the case helped Sherlocks trace those behind extortion calls.
He added that multiple calls of that nature were reported in Darra Adamkhel, Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
and Malakand areas.