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KARACHI, Nov 12 (APP): Pakistan Rangers Sindh and the Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted a joint intelligence-based operation in Sher Shah area, arresting a most-wanted militant associated with the banned outfit Fitna Al-Khawarij.
According to a Rangers spokesperson on Wednesday, the suspect, identified as Muhammad Noor alias Khum, son of Wali Khan, was apprehended during the raid. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from his possession.
During initial interrogation, the accused confessed to involvement in targeted killings, extortion, bomb blasts, kidnappings for ransom, and multiple armed encounters with law enforcement agencies. He admitted to carrying out these crimes along with his accomplices including Abid Muchhar, Umar Khattab Mehsud, Qayyum Mehsud, Azam Khan, Khan Zaman, Zawail Mehsud, Syed Badshah alias Adrak, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Hakeem, Siddiq Ullah, Khazan Gul, and Abid Chhota.
Investigations revealed that the suspect joined the terrorist group led by Qayyum Mehsud in 2010 and later became part of Abid Muchhar’s target-killing team in 2012. Most of his associates have already been killed or arrested during the Karachi operation.
The spokesperson added that Noor went into hiding in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2015 to evade arrest. He is wanted in several cases registered at Manghopir and Khawaja Ajmer Nagri police stations.
The arrested militant, along with the recovered weapons, ammunition, and explosives, has been handed over to the police for further legal proceedings.