Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) “death squad” Chief Masoom Billah admitted to planning the bomb attack on Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Maqbool Baqar.
Billah – who is currently in police custody – was brought to the city court on Wednesday.
The arrested accused claimed that the planning of the attack took place at accomplice Bashir Leghari’s house.
The June 26 attack on Justice Baqar killed nine people and injured many more. Justice Baqar survived the blast and only sustained a few injuries.
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) – in reports submitted to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – said it had detained the suspected “death squad” chief of the outlawed militant outfit LJ.
Premier Nawaz was told that significant information was gleaned from Billah and that he told investigators that his group was planning more sectarian attacks in the country.