CM Sindh announces arrest of killers behind Safoora Goth, Sabeen’s murder

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday announced the arrest of Takfiri Deobandi terrorists who carried out the Safoora Goth massacre on Ismaili Shia Community and the killing of T2F Director Sabeen Mahmud. 

He made these revelations in the press conference held at Chief Minister House Sindh Karachi along with the Counter Terrorism Department of Sindh Police Officials. 

Qaim Ali Shah lauded the efforts of the Sindh police saying they had unearthed a dangerous nexus of terrorists involved in various terror activities in the city.

Sindh chief minister said security authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind of Sabeen Maumud’s murder, named Saad Aziz, adding that the suspect is an engineering student from a reputable university Of Karachi.

He said that the alleged killers arrested after the Safoora Goth incident have confessed to the killing of social activist Sabeen Mahmud. This group was also involved in carrying out the attack on American professor Debra Lobo, Shah added.

The arrested suspects hold expertise in preaching terrorism to people, brainwash them and provide training to carry out terrorist activities, said the chief minister.

The arrested suspects have also admitted to carrying out attacks on police mobiles in Arambagh, M A Jinnah Road, Gulistan-i-Johar, North Nazimabad, North Karachi, Shah Faisal Colony and Landhi, he added.

Weapons were also recovered from the possession of alleged terrorists, which included three AK-47s, seven 9mm pistols, five grenades and a considerable quantity of explosive materials —laptops and terrorism related literature was also recovered.

Its pertaining to mention here that the banned outfit AhleSunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan was providing the logistics and human resources to these banned outfits like Islamic State, Alqaeda , Alqaeda Asia Pacific and Taliban Pakistan but the law enforcement agencies were reluctant to arrest their terrorists. The masterminds of Safoora Carnage had used the Mosque managed by  AhleSunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) at Gul-House Karachi before the attack on Ismaili Community bus attack.