Karachi: A top Tehreek-e-Taliban commander was arrested in Pakistan's largest city amid fears that the TTP and other militant outfits have penetrated deep into government departments and institutions.
The police's Crime Investigation Department (CID) said they had arrested a key Pakistani Taliban commander, Abu Hamza, during a raid in Karachi's West Wharf area last night.
"Muhammad Adnan alias Abu Hamza is placed at number 36 in the Red Book - the list of wanted militants and was working in the Auqak department in Lahore," CID chief of investigation unit, Mazhar Mashwani told reporters.
He confirmed that investigations had revealed that some other relatives of the key TTP commander were also working in government departments.
"He was arrested in 2007 arms case but was released by the court after moving to Lahore," he added.
Mashwani said that it was confirmed that the TTP commander was planning a major attack as he had been shadowing residences of Pakistan Army's corps commander in the city's Bath Island, daughter of former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf and offices of Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The police's Crime Investigation Department (CID) said they had arrested a key Pakistani Taliban commander, Abu Hamza, during a raid in Karachi's West Wharf area last night.
"Muhammad Adnan alias Abu Hamza is placed at number 36 in the Red Book - the list of wanted militants and was working in the Auqak department in Lahore," CID chief of investigation unit, Mazhar Mashwani told reporters.
"He was arrested in 2007 arms case but was released by the court after moving to Lahore," he added.
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