KARACHI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh police claimed on Thursday to have arrested a key figure of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
A CID official identified the man as Alam Mehsud and said he was a close aide of TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone attack in August last year. The arrest was made on a tip-off from Surjani Town area of Karachi.
“He escaped the military operation in South Waziristan and came to Karachi a few months ago,” the official said, adding that Alam had been appointed Qazi by the TTP in an area of South Waziristan.
The official said that investigations were in early stages, adding that information received during interrogation would help police to trace Alam Mehsud’s associates living in the city.
“Recent arrests are results of enhanced intelligence network and better coordination among law-enforcement agencies,” he said.
The CID official, however, did not say if any arms and ammunition had been recovered from Alam Mehsud.
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