Names of CTD officials involved in Sahiwal incident revealed

Dunya News

The operation was carried out under CTD sub-inspector Safdar Hussain.

SAHIWAL (Dunya News) - The names of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials involved in the Sahiwal incident came to light on Monday.

According to deatils, the operation was carried out under CTD sub-inspector Safdar Hussain while other officials include Ahsan Khan, Muhammad Ramzan, Saifullah and Husnain.

One of the cases against the incident has been registered in the presence of Safdar Hussain.

Sections of murder, attempt to murder, terrorism, possession of illegal weapons and explosive act have been included in the case. 

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It is pertinent here to mention that the CTD officials had killed four people, including a couple and their teenage daughter, and injured a teenage boy in a suspicious ‘encounter’ on GT Road near Sahiwal.

The incident had triggered a nationwide outcry that prompted the government to take the security officials into custody and order an investigation into the incident.

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The suspects were identified as Shahid Jabbar and Abdul Rehman travelling towards Sahiwal and were reportedly in possession of arms and explosives, CTD stated.

The counter-terrorism officials claimed that the operation was conducted to capture an ‘Islamic State (IS) commander’ on a tip off by an intelligence agency.