KARACHI: Naeem Ahmed, a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London, died in judicial custody on Saturday, according to officials.
He was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department on May 28 and was confined at the Karachi central prison.
Eidgah SHO Nadeem Hyder said that Ahmed, 65, was sent from prison to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital in critical condition but he died before reaching the emergency section of the hospital.
The SHO while quoting the jail officials said that he was suffering from lung problems. A source in medico-legal section of the hospital said that they were informed about the death at around 10.10am. Doctors waited for the heirs, who reportedly lived in Hyderabad. A post-mortem examination was not carried out as the relatives did not come and the police took the body to the morgue.
KARACHI: Personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department on Sunday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant, said to have links with banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, for his alleged involvement in several cases including the assassination of a former lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
According to a CTD spokesperson, “the CTD carried out a successful action in Lyari’s Mirza Adam Khan Road and arrested suspect Ubaid Rehman alias Capri and recovered a hand-grenade from his possession”.
He was linked with the banned LJ and was on his way to carry out a “criminal act” when arrested, he added.
During initial questioning, the suspect disclosed his involvement in the killing of former MQM MPA Sajid Qureshi. Besides, he also disclosed killing five other people on sectarian grounds.
The CTD summoned Dr Sattar to appear before CTD inspector at Civil Lines on Saturday (today). PPI/File
KARACHI: Police’s Counter-Terrorism Department on Friday issued notices to former leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Dr Farooq Sattar and Anis Advocate, said CTD DIG Omar Shahid Hamid.
The senior officer said: “Dr Farooq Sattar has been summoned by the CTD in relation to arrest of MQM militants, who were arrested last week, who had links with Indian agency RAW.”
A CTD team has gone to serve notice at his house and at his temporary residence at a five-star hotel, respectively.
However, Dr Sattar denied he had been issued any notice, terming such reports as “baseless”. According to contents of the notice, the CTD had arrested two suspects Naeem Khan and Imran Ahmed who had alleged links with RAW and the police had registered an FIR (54/2021) against them under the Explosives Act and other relevant sections.
MARDAN: Officials of the Courter-Terrorism Department on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two suspected terrorists, including the mastermind of a suicide blast that took place at the entrance gate of the Mardan courts in 2016.
The CTD officials said they raided a hideout on a tip-off and arrested the mastermind of suicide blast identified as Dawakhir along with his accomplice namely Mohammad Raziq, according to a press release issued here.
They said the CTD personnel also recovered explosives, a hand grenade and a 30-bore pistol from the hideout.
The officials said preliminary investigations revealed that the terrorists belonged to foreign spy agencies namely RAW and NDS. They said cases had been registered against the arrested persons under the Anti-Terrorism Act.