KARACHI: Three terrorists of Fitna-ul-Khawarij were arrested in Karachi on Thursday in a joint operation by Pakistan Rangers Sindh and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
The terrorists have been identified as Naimatullah alias Abid, Muhammad Noor alias Mani and Sabirullah alias Daniyal, who were traced from Mehran Town area of Korangi.
A large number of arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from their possession.
Authorities claimed that they wanted to use the arms and explosives during planned terrorist acts, target killings and extortion in Karachi.
The three men are alleged to have links with Fitna-ul-Khawarij commander Roman Raees as well as the Islamuddin group.
One of the accused, Naimatullah, has been an associate of the Mufti Noor Wali group of Fitna-ul-Khawarij since 2018.
After receiving training in Afghanistan, he has been involved in several operations against security forces. For this, he was arrested and sent to jail in 2019 and 2021, but after his release, he became active again.
During this time, Muhammad Noor carried out espionage activities in sensitive places in Karachi and sent his reports to the Islamuddin Group, from which he received funding.
The last accused, Sabirullah, used to make videos of the terrorist organization and post them on social media. He officially joined the Islamuddin Group in 2024 and came to Karachi to carry out illegal activities on behalf of the group.
The three terrorists were arrested in Karachi before they could implement any of their plans.
Further investigation is underway and important revelations are expected.
