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Outlawed 'militants' among 24 arrested in Karachi, CTD claims
2015-12-21
[DAWN] KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies on Sunday claimed to have detained at least 24 suspects including 'militants' belonging to banned outfits during raids across the metropolis.

A senior police official told media that police's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) locked away
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
four suspected turbans from Korangi Industrial Area of the city.

The CTD claims that the suspects namely Mohammed Shahid alias Zubair, Mohammed Ali, Manzoor Ahmed and Usman Ghani alias Baba belong to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain and the sectarian terror group 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 ...
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CTD SSP Usman Bajwa claimed that the suspects were involved in a number of terrorist activities including killing people from rival sects and the 2001 kaboom on a gambling den in Ghas Mandi area.

Related: Club where bomb went kaboom!

The 2011 blast at the largest gambling club in Ghas Mandi area of Lyari
...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot....
town claimed lives of at least 18 people and injured several others.

Separately, Pakistain Rangers Sindh carried out targeted raids in different areas of the city and apprehended 20 suspects including members of banned outfits, said a spokesperson of the paramilitary force.
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