Security forces arrested five activists from different parts of the city on Wednesday for allegedly having links to the outlawed Lashkar Ahle Bait, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources said Amjad Kalyar, brother-in-law of Allama Hassan Zafar Naqvi, was arrested from a house in Ancholi. They said the detainee was shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation, during which he confessed his involvement in the murder of rival sects’ members. Sources also said security forces raided the Gulberg, Ayesha Manzil and Ancholi areas on Kalyar’s indication, which resulted in the arrests of Abid Zaidi, Qambar Naqvi, Ali Abidi and Ali Raza with heavy weapons in their possession.
Pakistan Today was told that the five detainees have close ties to the outlawed Lashkar Ahle Bait, which has the backing of a neighbouring country. Sources said the detainees were involved in the murder of dozens of rival sects’ members. It is pertinent to mention here that although the Pakistani government has banned the organisation, its members are still active in Karachi, including educational institutions.
KIDNAPPED: A lecturer of the Hamdard University mysteriously disappeared on his way to the varsity on Wednesday morning.Police said Prof Iftikhar Zaidi was being driven to the university in his personal car, but he never reached the varsity and his vehicle was found at the Northern Bypass with neither the professor nor the driver in sight. While Zaidi’s family believes the lecturer was kidnapped for ransom, the family members have yet to receive a ransom call.