Three Individuals Linked to BLA and TTP Arrested in Karachi

Karachi: According to Raaz News | Karachi’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced the arrest of three individuals linked to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in two separate operations in the city.

According to security officials, two of the detainees were associated with the Baloch separatist group BLA, while the third was linked to the militant group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. During the operations, security personnel recovered a ready-to-detonate improvised explosive device (IED), a hand grenade, and a .30-caliber pistol with a magazine containing five rounds.

In the first operation, security forces conducted an intelligence-based raid and arrested Rahim Fazal, son of Fazal Mahmood, and Baloch Baloch, son of Rasool Bakhsh, near Main University Road in Block 7 of Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar area.

According to preliminary investigations, the two men had been in contact with their organizational commander and intended to use the IED and hand grenade to target sensitive installations and law enforcement facilities in Karachi.

Security officials said the two men had been involved in targeted killings, kidnappings, and attacks on security forces in Balochistan. Preliminary information also indicated that they had received weapons training in Afghanistan.

In the second operation, conducted by Karachi’s CTD beneath the Gulbai flyover, officers arrested Shah Noor Rahman Khan, son of Akhtar Alam, who was identified as a member of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. A .30-caliber pistol, a magazine, and five rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.

According to information released from preliminary interrogations, the individual had participated in attacks on security forces in Waziristan alongside other individuals. He was also reportedly sent to Karachi on the instructions of his organizational commander to identify law enforcement facilities and plan attacks against them.