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LAHORE, March 11: Punjab IGP Malik Asif Hayat claimed on Monday that the killing of an activist of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi had broken its network not only in southern Punjab but in the other parts of the country.
Shakil, alias Mustafa, was the most wanted man on the sectarian front after Riaz Basra, the IGP said. “It will help us in tracking down the other wanted sectarian militants,” he claimed.
“The killed militant was allegedly involved in more than 20 sect-motivated attacks which had claimed 38 lives in different parts of the country.”
The police located Shakil on the information of his accomplice Kashif Imran who was arrested in connection with the murder of ex-federal minister Saddiq Kanju, the IGP said.
RAWALPINDI KILLINGS: The IGP claimed that they had traced six suspects in Rawalpindi killings.
The suspects belonged to the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Mr Asif said, adding that raids were being carried out to arrest them.
MUHARRAM: Army troops, the Pakistan Rangers, Punjab and Frontier constabularies will be called out in case of an untoward situation in Muharram, said the IGP.
For the arrest of religious activists during Muharram, the IGP said that only those who would violate law would be detained. The police would give names to the Punjab government of religious leaders to seek their arrest, he added.
“Police force performing duties at different training schools and other places had been withdrawn for Muharram duty.”
