Mastermind of terrorist attack on Justice Maqbool Baqar arrested

A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team on Wednesday night carried out a raid in Manghopir area of the city and arrested four terrorists involved in the attack on Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Maqbool Baqar.

The mastermind of the attack was also among the arrested, the sources said. According to sources, the CID team arrested the accused associated with a banned organisation in a raid in the wee hours of Wednesday and shifted them to an undisclosed location. During interrogation by a joint investigation team, it was revealed that two of the accused were involved in the attack on the SHC judge.

The four terrorists were also involved in several other terror attacks in the city, where explosive-laden motorcycles were used in the attacks. The police also recovered weapons, ammunition and explosive material from the custody of the accused.

At least nine people including eight security personnel were killed in the attack on Justice Baqar’s convoy on June 26 as it was passing through Burns Road in Karachi. Justice Baqar and 14 others were injured in the attack.