More facilitators of Chinese consulate attack arrested
The arrests came after raids on the hotel where the terrorists were residing.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – In a major development in investigation regarding Chinese consulate attack in Karachi, police have apprehended more alleged terror facilitators today (Saturday).
Karachi police chief Ameer Sheikh has said that the arrests came after raids on the hotel where the terrorists were residing.
He asserted that Counter Terrorism Department is probing into the incident along with Rangers, police and intelligence agencies. Two alleged facilitators were arrested by police before from Karachi and Shehdadpur.
His statement came while speaking to media after attending a ceremony against the use of narcotics in a private university. Anti-Narcotics Force head Brigadier Mansoor also attended the event.
The attack was planned by banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) commander Aslam alias Achhu who is currently under treatment at Max Hospital in New Delhi, after being injured in an operation by Pakistani security forces near Sibi.
According to investigation agencies, Achhu had several times travelled to India from Afghanistan on fake passport. His sister was arrested while crossing border last year.
Police has also identified the attackers. The first terrorist was recognized as Abdur Razzaq, a government employee and resident of Balochistan’s Kharan area.
His family had cut ties with him in 2014 due to his criminal activities.
Earlier, four people were killed when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in Karachi.
Security forces secured the area after the attack, the latest assault on Chinese nationals in the country, where Beijing has poured billions of dollars into one of the largest projects in its massive Belt and Road programme.
China "strongly condemned" the attack and asked Pakistan to take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions in the country, as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mega-project.
