Four terrorists responsible for the attack on National Academy for Prisons in Rasul Park in July last year, which killed 10 police wardens and injured 22, were arrested by the police on Monday.
Two Kalashnikovs, 50 bullets and four hand grenades were seized from their possession.
DIG Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed identified the suspects as Karamat Ali, Zulfiqar Alim, Sohail and Abdul Hafeez who confessed that they belonged to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Al-Qaeda. He said that police arrested them from Minar-e-Pakistan upon receiving information about their arrival.
Investigations reveal that the attack on the jail was planned by Al-Qaeda commander Afzal and executed by Junaid, who also attacked military officials at Chenab River in Gujrat last year.
advisor to CM killed? A woman (60) was allegedly killed by her servant in a house at Outfall Road in Islampura Police precincts on Monday. According to some reports, the victim Fehmida was the advisor to the Punjab chief minister. However, a Punjab government spokesman denied Fehmida being the CM’s advisor. Reportedly, the body of the deceased woman was found in her house with a severe head injury. The police have registered a case on the request of the victim’s son and say that further investigations are underway.
FIA ARRESTS SEVEN POWER thieves: FIA Police arrested seven power thieves from different areas of the city on Monday. The FIA also arrested the owners of two housing societies of the city.
