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LeJ prisoners who escaped from Karachi have crossed over into Afghanistan: CTD report
 [DAWN] The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday said that two "high-profile holy warriors" of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... (LeJ) who earlier beat feet from 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... ’s Central Jail had crossed over to Afghanistan from the Chaman border in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... , DawnNews reported. In a report submitted to the Sindh home ministry on the orders of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, the CTD said that the police party tailing Sheikh Muhammad Mumtaz, alias Firaun, and Muhammad Ahmed Khan, alias Munna, failed to arrest the two men, DawnNews said. According to DawnNews, the report also said that the two holy warriors' controllers were in police custody and were being interrogated at the moment. Discussing the prisoners' escape to Afghanistan, Shah later said that: "We are investigating how the escaped Lions of Islam reached Afghanistan and the people who aided them in fleeing will be punished." "Those whose irresponsibility resulted in the escape of the prisoners [from Central Jail] were punished and sent to jail, but the courts set them free by granting them bail," he added while addressing the media during a visit to Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi's shrine. The runaways had broken out from Karachi's Central Jail on June 13 following a shocking lapse of security at the facility. The two had been nabbed Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in 2013 by the CTD for their alleged involvement in the killing of over 60 people, mainly members of the Shia community and law enforcers. Early 'investigations' into the case had stated that the prisoners escaped by breaking through the grill guarding their cell. Jail staff were said to have become aware of their escape on June 14, when the two were supposed to be presented before a court located inside the jail. Following the incident, on June 15, New Town Police started the paperwork but haven't done much else against 12 jail officials on a complaint of the then DIG Prisons over charges of negligence. By that time, however, another investigation had revealed that the Lions of Islam had beat feet from the judicial complex inside the prison where they had been brought by jail officials. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-15 |
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