A Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) has been formed on Tuesday to investigate renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri’s murder case.
Accused Asim alias Capri and Ishaq alias Bobby were detained by Counter Terrorism Department officials on Monday. The accused were presented in an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday where they were placed in physical remand for 14 days.
According to details, the JIT would be headed by SSP CTD Umar Shahid Hamid and it would present its report in seven days. SSP Special Branch Younis Chandio would also be a part of JIT.
In June, Amjad Sabri was gunned down by a motorcyclist near his Liaqatabad residence.
The criminals were arrested by CTD in-charge Raja Umer Khattab and are involved in nine high-profile cases. Among the high-profile cases the two are accused in, include the October 30 attack on a Majlis in Nazimabad, attack on two army personnel in Saddar parking plaza
Other cases the accused are involved in are 21 May 2016 attack on police constables in Aisah Manzil, 20 April 2016 attack in which seven policemen were martyred, 1 December 2015 attack in which two traffic policemen were killed, 20 November 2015 attack on Rangers in which four personnel were killed and 29 August 2015 attack in which Amir Haider Advocate Supreme Court was killed.
Weapons recovered from their possession included three SMGs, 27 pistols and an MP5 snatched from the police.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah told journalists that the two suspects belonged to outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Naeem Bukhari group.
