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#PressBrief 12 Sep |
General Asim Bajwa
1. The entire gang involved in the murder attempt of Malala Yousafzai, Kainat and Shazia has been busted. The gang known as “Shura” comprised 10 terrorists and all of them have been arrested. The group was part of TTP.
2. It may be recalled that on 9th October 2012 Malala, Kainat and Shazia were attacked when they were returning from their school i.e., Khushal Public School. On their way back, terrorists Israr ur Rehman and Izhar Ullah stopped the school van and after identifying Malala Yousufzai, fired at her head with 9mm pistol, meanwhile Kainat and Shazia were also fired upon. Malala was evacuated to CMH Peshawar in critically injured condition by Army Helicopter. She under-went head surgery in CMH Peshawar and was subsequently shifted to AFIC, Rawalpindi. After treatment in AFIC, she was sent to UK for rehabilitation and further treatment.
3. Accused Israr ur Rehman was the first one to be apprehended. During investigation, he confessed his involvement in this case. On the basis of information provided by Israr ur Rehman, the remaining terrorists were also arrested. This was an Intelligence Led Joint Operation that involved Local formation, ISI, Military Intelligence and Police. The success of this operation is attributed to the hard work and tireless efforts of these agencies for which they deserve appreciation.
4. ‘ Shura’ group was led by Zafar Iqbal, who owned a furniture shop in Swat. The group acted upon the instructions of Mullah Fazlullah, who, while based in Kunar, Afghanistan passed instructions through his two associates, Abdullah alias Abu Bakar and Habib Khan alias Maseen Da,. It is a known fact now that Mullah Fazlullah and other TTP terrorists in Afghanistan are involved in terrorists activities in Pakistan and are wanted by Government of Pakistan.
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