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| Police claim tracing 53 'IS-inspired' militants |
| 2015-10-15 |
| [DAWN] Police Sherlocks claim to have traced 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... more than 50 faceless myrmidons 'inspired' by the self-styled Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're 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 the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh [Islamic State]) which wants a presence in the country. However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... law-enforcement authorities say they are not sure if the local IS operatives are directly linked to the globally declared terrorist outfit. The investigation arm of police (east zone) came up on Tuesday with a list of 53 suspected faceless myrmidons who operate in a manner bearing the hallmark of Daesh [Islamic State]. They belong to different parts of the country and are based in Karachi. "The list prepared by the SSP investigation's east office carries the names of the faceless myrmidons and their personal details," said an official. "For instance, a Lion of Islam named Abdullah Yousuf alias Abdul Aziz alias Saqin heads a Lion of Islams' group in Sindh which is inspired by the IS. His aides are Abdullah Mansoori and Misri Pathan of Dera Ismail Khan ... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ... and Tayyab and Ali Rahman of Karachi who are engineers by profession." The findings emerged a day after the Senate Standing Committee on Interior was informed that 14 people had been identified and eight of them nabbed Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! , who were allegedly involved in Karachi's Safoora carnage -- the first case of its kind, warning of increased IS footprints in Pakistain. Officials said that the investigation into the Safoora bus attack led to the findings about the depth of militancy in urban pockets of the country and growing influence of terrorist outfits, mainly among young and educated people. "The list is actually an outcome of the findings emerged during the investigation into the Safoora carnage," said SSP Amir Farooqi of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) tasked with intelligence and investigation into terrorism-related incidents. "The list being mentioned by the media has not been prepared by the CTD, but it obviously has our input and intelligence. We have been actively pursuing The list also points out other banned and terrorist outfits operating in the city with some half a dozen "commanders" and each of them enjoys the assistance of five to six hit-men. But police authorities say that the 53 faceless myrmidons identified in the list are not necessarily directly linked to Daesh [Islamic State] fighting mostly in Arab countries. "They are actually inspired by IS's ideology and thoughts," said a police brass hat who did not want to be named. "They operate on their own and we are not sure if they have any links with Daesh [Islamic State]. We have identified them and assigned our specialised units the task to arrest them. There will be a major breakthrough on these lines soon," the officer said. |
| Posted by:Fred |