Hostel owner recruiting militants for Al-Qaida, escapes before raid

Hostel owner recruiting militants for Al-Qaida, escapes before raid
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Summary Forces recovered militant literature and arms from the hostel during raid

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) -- Law enforcement agencies on Wednesday raided a private hostel in Jhang that was being used as recruitment center for Al-Qaida. The forces recovered militant literature and arms as well from the hostel, reported Dunya News.

According to the sources, the owner of a private hostel in Jhang, Abdul-Mannan is a key member of Al-Qaida and he was using the hostel to recruit young students for the banned terrorist organization. The boys residing in the hostel were regularly given lectures to brainwash them with the extremist mindset.

Counter terrorism department recovered videos and literature about terrorism along with the hand bombs and fire arms during their raid on the hostel. Abdul-Mannan, who was a government employee in Sui Gas department in Sargodha, also provided financial aid to the terrorists. Search operation against the alleged militant is underway.
 

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