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Karachi police arrest IS-linked militant involved in ‘collecting donations’
[Dawn] 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... Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... -linked bad boy who was "collecting donations" from Karachi to be sent to Afghanistan. "Acting on a tip-off, [RING!] Cop shoppe! Sergeant Shafiq speaking! Lissen! Dis is Mahmoud da Weasel! I got a tip for youse... the CTD conducted a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area and detained an important commander affiliated with the global bad boy Islamic State group," the department said in a handout. The CTD identified the suspect as an Afghan national named Abdul Malik. It said that the suspect, who was living in Karachi for a long time, used to collect "donations" in Ramazan usually, which were then sent to the IS in Afghanistan. During interrogation, the suspect revealed that he had been in touch with the IS’ Mulla Abdul Manan group since 2011, the CTD said. In addition, he disclosed that he was involved in the illegal "hawala/hundi" business and had sent "millions of rupees" to Afghanistan through it, the department added. The CTD found a 30-bore pistol on him. A cell phone was also recovered, from which "vital information" had been obtained. Forensics were also being carried out on the device. Following the increased terrorist activities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 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... recently — that reached the capital as well — security forces have intensified their actions against terrorists. The Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday that 12 Tehrik-e-Taliban  ...Arabic for students... bad boyz were potted in an intelligence-based operation in KP’s Lakki Marwat. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-09 |
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