Two ‘terrorists trained in Syria’ arrested in Karachi

INTERNATIONAL DESK: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two terrorists who were trained in Syria. The suspects were identified as Syed Khurram Ali Kazmi and Syed Raza Ahmed Jafri.

The CTD also claimed to have seized two pistols, ammunitions and explosives from the two. Their arrests were made during a raid conducted by the CTD in collaboration with an intelligence agency in Karachi.

According to the CTD spokesman, Jafri is a former policeman who had been dismissed from the force in 1994. The spokesman said the suspects had been receiving significant funds from abroad for terrorist activities.

He said that the two were associated with a special squad called ‘High-Value Target Killing’. This group targets important personalities arriving from abroad, including high-profile figures from opposing factions and religious scholars, he added.

He also said that some foreigners were on their hit list as well, and that they intended to carry out an assassination of a prominent figure as part of their plan on Sunday.

The process of identifying and targeting high-value persons was complete, but the CTD successfully prevented Karachi from a major catastrophe by apprehending the terrorists, he added. (TNS)