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Six suspected AQIS, TTP militants killed in ‘encounter’
 [DAWN] KARACHI: Six suspected murderous Moslems allegedly involved in assassinations of over two dozen law enforcers in the metropolis and the deadly attack on Army Public School in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. were bumped off by police in an ’encounter’ on the outskirts of the city on Thursday evening, according to police officials. The contingents of police, acting on information provided by an intelligence agency, conducted a targeted raid on a poultry farm, off the Superhighway, behind Baqai Medical University, said Gadap City SHO Khan Nawaz. The murderous Moslems resorted to firing when the police encircled a spot, to which the law enforcers retaliated. During "heavy exchange of fire," which lasted an hour, six murderous Moslems were killed, according to the SHO. The police conducted the raid acting on information about the presence of murderous Moslems belonging to banned outfits such as Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain and Tehrik-e-Taliban (Swati group), said Malir SSP Rao Anwar. The senior officer said one of the murderous Moslems was involved in the deadly attack on Army Public School in Peshawar on Dec 16, 2014. He added that a computerised national identity card (CNIC) was found in his pocket, and the Sherlocks were trying to verify his identity as he might be carrying a ’fake identity card’. The Lion of Islam originally hailed from Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... and belonged to TTP’s Raheem Shah group, the SSP added. Another Lion of Islam was identified as Noor Afsar alias Ada alias Ganga, who was affiliated with AQIS. "These murderous Moslems were involved in grenade and gun attacks on law enforcers in Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi, Zaman Town and other areas of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , in which 25 police personnel bit the dust," said SSP Anwar. The police claimed to have seized a G-3 rifle, a 7mm rifle, a repeater, a 9mm pistol, a mouser and a 30-bore pistol from their custody. The bodies were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Interestingly, the reports of the deadly encounter carried the name of the same officer who is known for his aggressive and sometimes controversial professional history. Rao Anwar was reinstated as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir only last month, following direct orders issued to the police chief by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. He was suspended in Sept 2016 after raiding Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan’s house without the permission of the Sindh Assembly speaker. He had also moved the Sindh High Court to challenge his suspension. In his petition, the officer said that the raid was conducted in accordance with the law. He had pleaded to the high court to declare his suspension orders illegal. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-10 |
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