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India-Pakistan
Key suspect of Amjad Sabri murder case arrested in Karachi
2023-10-25
[GEO.TV] The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police on Tuesday arrested the key suspect in famed qawwal Amjad Sabri’s murder case after a span of seven years in 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...
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The main suspect — who allegedly belonged to a banned terrorist outfit and had Sabri killed by two button men, Asim and Ishaq — was apprehended from the city's Patel Para area by the CTD police following a tip-off, the law enforcement authorities said.

The renowned qawwali artiste was bumped off in the port city in June 2016.

According to CTD personnel, the alleged terrorist also confessed to shooting dead four Rangers personnel and two Pakistain Army soldiers near the Parking Plaza in Saddar.

The officials said that the accused also admitted his involvement in various other incidents during the investigation.

The CTD has recovered hand grenades, pistols and other bombs from the suspect, who had been arrested in different cases earlier.

According to the authorities, the alleged terrorist has also revealed about running his network from the jail.

Sabri was rubbed out on June 22, 2016, which was also the 16th of the Islamic month of Ramadan. He was killed after unidentified button men shot up him near his residence in Karachi's Liaquatabad at 4pm. Sabri was severely injured and went titzup due to numerous bullet injuries on his head.

The 45-year-old qawwali singer was a revered figure in Pakistain's music industry and South Asia's most popular singers of the "qawwali". He is known for carrying the legacy of his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Maqbool Ahmed Sabri.

Following the death of Ghulam, Amjad took the helm and slowly carved out his place as Pakistain's most prominent qawwal, becoming a fixture on national television and radio.

Posted by:Fred

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