Rangers, CTD kill ‘wanted terrorist’ in Karachi's Shershah
KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies claimed to have killed a “wanted terrorist” in an alleged encounter in Shershah, officials said on Sunday. According to a Sindh Rangers spokesperson, acting on a tip-off, the paramilitary force and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) jointly carried out an operation in Gulbai and killed Zia Rehman alias Qari Saifullah, who was affiliated with the outlawed…
Karachi witnessed the death of a "wanted terrorist" in a joint operation by the Sindh Rangers and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Sunday, according to officials. Zia Rehman, also known as Qari Saifullah and affiliated with the banned group Fitnatul Khawarij, was reportedly killed in an encounter in Gulbai, Sindh Rangers spokesperson confirmed.
Acting on a tip-off, the paramilitary force and CTD launched the operation. The spokesperson added that the deceased had received further training in Afghanistan after fleeing from a 2012 army operation and had been involved in several terrorist attacks against Pakistani posts near the Afghan border. The spokesperson further revealed that the killed terrorist had recently returned to Karachi from Afghanistan and was organizing his network to carry out attacks on sensitive installations in the city.
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