Summary US had declared him a global terrorist, Dunya News obtains his portrait.
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – United States of America has demanded Pakistan to initiate legal proceedings against the suspected global terrorist who was allegedly involved in a number of terrorist activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Qari has been charged and indicted before in a number of cases including Benazir Bhutto murder case and blast on Karsaz in 2007. The US had declared him a global terrorists a few days ago.
Qari was recently termed an operational commander in terrorist activities by the US alleging him to be involved in attacking allied forces in Afghan province Zabul. Qari Saifullah is also said to be using Taliban militants in a number of terrorist activities. According to US foreign office, Qari had been ordering bomb, firing and rocket attacks on the Afghan soil against the current Afghan regime. The sources also said that six Taliban rebels controlled by Qari had carried out attacks using grenades and rockets on a Romanian military convoy near Abdul Haq village last year.
Prior to that, in September 2011, two suicide bombers had planned to carry out an attack on a developmental project team working under US leadership in Afghan province.
Qari is said to be involved in another incident on November 25, 2010 when he allegedly ordered transfer of weapons to aid the militants also in Afghanistan.
Qari Saifullah is also said to be a close ally of Osama Bin Laden and Mullah Omer. Pakistan foreign office sources have confirmed the written demand from the US. Saifullah was also arrested and charged with assassinating Benazir Bhutto and carrying out an attack on Karsaz in 2007. At one point, in 2008, he was ordered to be free by court for lack of evidence. Shortly after which, he was again named in Marriot hotel blast in 2008.
