Police says wanted Deobandi Taliban extortionist arrested in Malir

Pakistani Deobandi’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative wanted for several extortion cases was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) during a raid in the Malir area on Monday.

CTC chief Khurram Waris said that an informant had tipped them off about the presence of Naeem Nasir, a close associate of outlawed terrorist outfit of Deobandis namely TTP group of city commander Sher Zaman Mehsud, in Malir.

“We raided the identified hideout and, after an intense gunfight, managed to arrest Naeem, though his accomplices escaped,” said Waris.

A pistol was recovered from Naeem’s possession and shifted him to the investigation unit where he acknowledged that he used to extort money from the truck stand area of Hub and Sohrab Goth.

“The money was sent to Sher Zaman on a monthly basis. Interrogations are underway and we will have more information soon,” said Waris.