KARACHI - Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a notorious militant affiliated with outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after brief encounter at Super Highway. According to SSP Fayyaz Khan, the CID team on a tip-off conducted a raid near Nadir Hospital located at Super Highway and detained a TTP man namely Jahangir Khan Aka Khel with weapon. He said the accused during the initial course of investigation confessed to have been involved in several heinous crimes including murders, attempted murders, kidnappings for ransom and extortions.

He said the detained person belonged to TTP Sher Zaman group, he also admitted to murdering three persons namely Sardar, Lal Khan and Shamboo Khan and snatched two Kalashnikovs from a petrol pump at Super Highway. Further investigation was underway. In another incident, former SHO Sohrab Goth Azam Mehsud and his brother Sher Zaman Mehsud were nominated in an alleged suicide attack on the convoy of SSP Malir Rao Anwar at Malir Halt.
In the attack on the convoy four persons died and 14 are injured. SSP Malir Rao Anwaar was targeted. A case 48/12 was registered against former SHO Sohrab Goth Azam Mehsud, his brother Sher Zaman Mehsud and militants of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on the complaint of SSP Malir Rao Anwar under sections 302/34, 324/34, 120, 427, 3/4 Explosive Act and 7ATA. Sher Zaman Khan.