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'Terrorists who attacked foreign tourists identified'
[Pak Daily Times] Gilgit Inspector General Usman Zakria on Wednesday claimed that 15 gunnies involved in the killing of foreign tourists at Nanga Parbat base camp had been identified.He said the gunnies belonged to banned ...the word bannedseems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all... organizations -- 10 of whom were from Diamer, three from Kohistan ...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns.... and two from Manshera. The chief secretary said that gunnies were present in batches along the mountainous regions. Zarkria said Majeed, the criminal mastermind of the attack on foreign tourists, belongs to Chalas. Attackers dressed in police uniforms stormed a base camp at the foot of Nanga Parbat late Saturday, shooting dead 10 foreign climbers and a Pak guide at point-blank range. The IG said an operation to arrest the culprits was underway with the help of the army and local jirga members. He said that helicopters were also being used in the operation. "A local jirga has assured that the culprits would be jugged Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! within two days," he said. Sources said that the gunnies responsible for the killing foreign tourists in Gilgit have taken refuge in a jungle adjacent to Buner Valley, according to information gathered by security agencies using sniffer dogs. Sources said the police and other security agencies have encircled the jungle, spread on a very vast area, after getting tip about the killers' hideout, and they were ready to launch a robust search operation to capture the culprits. They said that some local had informed the law enforcement agencies about the presence of a few suspects in the jungle. Another search operation to capture the culprits is already underway on Nang Parbat and its surrounding areas. Members of the Force Command of Northern Areas and top civil officials are present in Diamir to monitor the search operation. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-27 |
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