Terrorist involved in Abbas Town bombing, Karachi Police Office attack killed in CTD encounter

An alleged terrorist involved in the Abbas Town bomb blast, the Karachi Police Office attack, and other terrorist activities was killed in an encounter with the Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the Mochko area.

The CTD spokesman stated on Wednesday that the deceased, identified as Umar Farooq alias Fareedullah alias Doctor, had been declared an absconder in the KPO attack case by the Anti-Terrorist Court.

The spokesman added that a threat alert issued by the Sindh Home Department recently had indicated that a terrorist had been dispatched with a specific mission to initiate terrorist activities in Karachi and reactivate the terrorist network. In response, the CTD Sindh and federal intelligence agencies launched a search for this individual.

Late Tuesday night, the CTD received intelligence from informants about his whereabouts. The CTD team located him near the Northern Bypass close to Hanfia Mosque. When Umar Farooq saw the police team approaching, he opened fire to avoid arrest, leading to a retaliatory response from the CTD team, which resulted in his death.

A 9mm pistol was recovered from the possession of the deceased. Umar Farooq was a prime suspect in the Abbas Town bomb blast and had fled to Afghanistan after being acquitted in several terrorism cases.

Source » app.com.pk