Fomer Jaish leader arrested in Karachi
Police have arrested former Jaish-e-Muhammad leader Maulana Abdullah Shah Mazhar at a seminary in the Monghopir area of Karachi, Geo News reported on Thursday.
Mazhar served as secretary general of the defunct Jaish-e-Muhammad led by Maulana Masood Azhar, but quit in 2002 because of differences with Azhar. He was arrested as he came to attend a conference held on the Martyrs of Islam at the seminary, the channel said, adding that he was accused of holding the conference without the city administrations permission.
Posted by: Fred 2008-06-20 |