16 terrorists of banned Deobandi outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, al-Qaeda arrested

As many as 16 Wahhabis-allied Deobandi takfiri terrorists of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, sister-wing of proscribed ASWJ and al-Qaeda (subcontinent) were arrested in raids conducted by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police in Karachi and Nawabshah (Benazirabad).

In a pre-dawn operation in North Karachi area, as many as nine terrorists were arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department while seven were held by police in Benazirabad. The explosives seized included grenades, pistols and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) among other weaponry. In-charge of the forces reported that a suicide bomber named Mehmood Barmi managed to escape the raid.
Raja Umar Khitab, the in-charge said that the terrorists had confessed to murdering former MPA late Manzar Imam among other persons of religious and political stature. He said one of the terrorists Faizur Rehman aka Abdullah aka Danial is Al-Qaeda South Asia commander in Karachi and another Mustafa alias Shehzad is his deputy.
The raid in Benazirabad resulted in seizure of uniforms belonging to Sindh Police and Pakistan Army along with advanced weaponry also.