[The News (Pak) Top Stories] The Islamabad Police late on Monday announced the arrest of two hard-core terrorists from the federal capital who were acting as planners and facilitators for carrying out acts of terror in the city.They'll be released soon for lack of evidence, as soon as the witnesses are all dead...
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan said Khairullah Mehsud, a resident of South Waziristan, who was living in Sector G-9/2 was arrested by the law enforcing agencies from F-9 Park. According to the official sources the intelligence agencies have traced Khairullah Mahsud's links with terrorist groups in South Waziristan, which he developed after the Lal Masjid incident. "He was in contact with Gul Bahadur in South Waziristan and Misal Khan in Akora Khattak. During the course of investigations Khairullah made certain revelations, which eventually led to the arrest of another terrorist identified as Khurram Shahzad son of Lal Afzal who had undergone terrorism training at the camp of a banned terrorist organization," the SSP said. He said Khurram Shahzad had visited the tribal areas as well as Hangu, Bara and Peshawar quite frequently and during those visits he had taken 'recruits' from Islamabad for training in camps established by the terrorist groups there.
The SSP said Khurram Shahzad and other 'recruits' who accompanied him on those visits, got training to handle explosive materials, especially making lethal 'oil canister' bombs. "These people were also engaged in reconnaissance of the target areas where they later carried out acts of terror, inflicting loss of life and property. Their links to the suicide attack at the entrance of Special Branch offices in Sector G-7 as well as with the bloody attack at the FC barracks in the 'Green Belt' between Sectors F-7/3 and E-7 have been established," SSP Tahir Alam Khan said.
He also said that Khurram Shahzad facilitated a suicide bomber, Ahmad Jawad to reach the capital from South Waziristan. "He himself brought an explosive-laden jacket from Mulla Sabir whom he met in Hangu a few days back. He then handed over it to another person at the Pirwadhai General Bus Stand," the SSP said.
He said that the culprits have confessed having planned to kidnap important personalities from Islamabad and carry them to the tribal areas. "This particular group had been enjoying strong backing from the terrorists based in Hangu, Bara, Peshawar, South Waziristan and different areas of Swat," SSP Tahir Alam claimed.