Ansar-ul-Sharia created by al-Qaeda member: Sindh Rangers DG
Maj Gen Saeed said the LEA will not spare Ansar-ul-Sharia which is only active in Karachi
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Rangers DG Major General Muhammad Saeed stated on Saturday that the recently discovered Ansar-ul-Sharia in Karachi was created by a member of al-Qaeda. He told that the law enforcement agency will not spare the terror outfit which is only active in provincial capital.
Maj Gen Saeed told that the target killers affiliated with Ansar-ul-Sharia have been identified by the Rangers. The mastermind in attempted terrorist attack on Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan, Abdullah Hashmi, along with other members of the terrorist organisation was taken into custody, he said.
Sources told that the terror outfit also has female members. Four women, including a doctor, were arrested by the law enforcement agencies while other suspects have been taken into custody after recording statements of family members and neighbours.
It was revealed that two female students, amongst the arrested, attained education from a private university and were in contact with a suspected terrorist from Ansar-ul-Sharia. Sindh Rangers DG told that no active network of terrorists of Ansar-ul-Sharia was traced in any other city. He added that all suspects had attained education from universities.
LEAs are currently investigating the banned organisation and interrogating the arrested suspects.
