KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and intelligence authorities have arrested Kashif Ali aka Shaheen, a most wanted terrorist named in the Sindh Police’s Red Book.
According to CTD officials, the suspected terrorist was arrested from the Lines Area locality of Karachi, where he was hiding at a house.
“He remained associated with al Qaeda and Jundullah,” they said and added that he was an accomplice of terrorists who were involved in attacking Corps Commander Karachi in 2004.
The CTD said that the suspect remained in hiding in various cities of the country and before arriving in Karachi, he remained in hiding in Rawalpindi for quite some time.
“He was arrested after the intelligence authorities came to know regarding his arrival in Karachi,” he said.
The terrorist, according to a counter-terrorism official, was trying to mobilize a sleeper cell and was planning to launch a major attack in the city. “A probe is currently underway and further details regarding his nefarious designs will emerge after that,” he said.
