Afghan Trained BLA Suicide Bomb Maker Arrested by CTD, Karachi

CTD Sindh has apprehended an Afghan trained BLA bomb maker from Maripur area in Karachi who is not only involved in killing of two Chinese engineers in Gulbai but according to reports, he also played key role in Shari Baloch’s suicide attack in Karachi. Shari Baloch was a BLA women suicide bomber who carried out a suicide attack at the Confucius Institute in Karachi where three Chinese citizens were killed. This attack was one of the worst carried out by Baloch terrorists on Chinese workers in Pakistan. After the attack, rest of Chinese employees from Confucius Institutes in Pakistan left the country.

He got bomb making training (IED/Suicide vests) from Afghanistan most probably from his Indian handlers. According to reports, he was also in contact with terrorist Shari’s terrorist husband.

According to minister for interior Sindh, Sharjeel Mamon, the arrested terrorist has revealed that attack on Confucius Institute at Karachi University was carried out by BLF/BLA. He was addressing a presser after the arrest of BLA terrorist along with Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab and high level rangers and police officials. He also revealed that on the command of BLA commander Khalil, he performed rekie surveys of many potential targets in Karachi for terrorists. According to the minister, the network of these terrorists have branches outside Pakistani borders as well. He also added that Shari Baloch was used for suicide attack through psychological tactics through her husband.

On this occasion, Murtaza Wahab told the media that 4 important characters of Karachi University blast have been apprehended so far and a big network of terrorists has been eliminated. He revealed that women are being wooed for becoming suicide bombing through chemical subjugation via medicines.  He also revealed that along with Shari Baloch, another terrorist was present on the University premises, and he left the university after the blast with mask on his face. Identifying and apprehending him was a challenge for security forces, but we overcome this challenge. We also apprehended Shari’s husband and key character Zaib linked to this incident.