The administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) Justice Faisal Arab remanded on Monday five suspected Taliban terrorists to CID police custody till January 17.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested the five men, allegedly belonging ot the ‘Punjabi Taliban’ group, on December 31.
They seized two suicide jackets, 145 kilogrammes of explosives, six detonators, 23 rockets grenades, three Kalashnikovs, a 9mm pistol, 10 kilogrammes of fertiliser and detonating wires from their possession.
The CID produced the five men before the ATC judge and identified the suspects as Alauddin alias Shakirullah, Farhan Khan alias Ali, Amir Shahzad alias Mufti Asadullah, Irfan alias Mavia and Shah Jahan alias Adnan Munna.
The CID told the judge that Alauddin was the chief of the Punjabi Taliban group in Sindh. The CID police conducted a raid near a thermal factory in Shah Latif Town along the National Highway and arrested these men.
The suspects were planning to target judges, police officers and government officials and have confessed to killing seven people including a police constable in Hyderabad, the CID told the judge.
Earlier, the ATC judge remanded two alleged Taliban terrorists to CID police custody for 15 days.
The police arrested Abdul Waheed and Muhammad Shakil, allegedly belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Punjabi group.
Investigation officer Suhail Khan produced them before the judge and requested their remand for further investigation.
