On January 20, a bomb blast at a crowded market killed three civilians and injured more than 25 others in Lahore. The attack was executed by the Baluch Nationalist Army (BNA), a newly formed Baluch ethno-separatist group, who made its presence known in Pakistan (Dawn, January 21). Although the attack was considered mainly as an “attention-grabbing” act, security analysts are …
Read more about Pakistan fails to prove alleged India role in China consulate attack on Business Standard. Pakistan has failed to prove the alleged "involvement" of India in a case related to the November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, in which four people were killed
Pakistan has failed to prove the alleged involvement of India in a case related to the November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, in which four
By our correspondentAn anti-terrorism court on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the failure of the prosecution to present witnesses against suspected members of the ethnic insurgent group Baloch.
ATC indicts five for attacking Chinese consulate
National
January 12, 2021
KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday framed charges against five suspects for allegedly facilitating an attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi in 2018.
The accused include Ahmed Hasnain, Muhammad Aslam, Nadir Khan, Ali Ahmed and Abdul Latif, who are said to be associated with the ethnic insurgent group the Balochistan Liberation Army. They were taken into custody by the Counter-Terrorism Department in January 2019 for allegedly providing tactical and logistics support to the attackers.
According to the investigation officer, Latif and Aslam had confessed to the crime before a judicial magistrate a week after their arrest. However, during the hearing at the ATC-VII, all of the accused denied the charges and opted to contest the case. Three heavily-armed militants had attacked the Chinese Consulate located in the high-security zone of Clifton’s Block-4 on November 23, 2018. Four people, includ