Notorious terrorist and the head of the death squad of a banned outfit, Haroon Bhatti, who was detained in Dubai along with four accomplices, has been brought back to Lahore.
Bhatti, a member of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s founding bench and the head of a target killing group, was involved in the murders of prominent personalities and several terrorist attacks. His arrest has potentially thwarted major terrorist attacks, including the one he had planned on Muharram 10 in Lahore.
CIA SSP Umar Virk said that the terrorist was still being interrogated.
On the other hand, in the wake of outfit’s head claim, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) has received directives to form teams for ensuring door-to-door search.
It may be mentioned that Bhatti was involved in heinous crimes, including the attack on Allama Nasir Abbas on December 16, 2013. He was also found guilty in assassinations of eye specialist Ali Haider and his young son who were gunned down on February 18, 2013.
Earlier, Punjab Police chief Mushtaq Sukhera declared as many as 12 districts of Punjab sensitive during the month of Muharram and said at least 2 lakh 658 personnel would perform their duties across the province on the occasion of Ashura.
The districts declared sensitive included Lahore, Rawalpindi, Jhang, Rahim Yar Khan, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Bhakkar, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar, Chakwal and Pakpattan.
