An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Thursday handed over four suspects to police of the Safoora bus attack on 14-day physical remand.
The four suspects – Saad Aziz, Muhammad Azhar Ishrat, Haafiz Nasir, Tahir Hussain Minhas – were arrested for their alleged involvement in the Safoora bus attack. The accused were taken in court under strict security where police asked the court for a 30-day remand to investigate the suspects. The suspects were presented in court for clashing with police and possession of explosive material and illegal weapons. The court remanded the suspects into police custody for 14 days for investigation and interrogation.
According to police, the four suspects have confessed to their involvement in a string of terrorist attacks in Karachi, including the deadly attack on the Ismaili community which claimed 46 lives and the murder of activist and T2F director Sabeen Mahmud.
An investigation team on Thursday visited Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) to get record of one of four alleged militants arrested in connection with bus attack in Karachi. They collected Azhar Ishrat’s academic record and sources said he had passed out from the university in 2001.
