Eight suspected al Qaeda members killed in Multan

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Eight suspected al Qaeda members killed in Multan
By AFP
Published: May 19, 2016
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LAHORE: Security forces on Thursday said they killed eight al Qaeda militants during a raid in Multan after learning of their plans to attack a local university.

The operation, which officials said was carried out on Wednesday night after an intelligence tip-off, occurred on the city’s outskirts, a spokesperson for the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab, told AFP on the condition of anonymity.

“On the basis of the information, a joint team of ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) and CTD Multan carried out a raid at the meeting point, near the village of Nawabpur on the bank of the river Chenab in Multan, resulting in intense fire from the militants,” he said.

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The CTD official said the militants fired rockets and hand grenades during the encounter, and several were able to escape.

Two of the men who were killed were said to have murdered a senior military officer while another, “Hafiz Abdul Mateen” was accused of masterminding a 2009 attack on a mosque in Rawalpindi that killed around 40 people.

No security officials were said to have been killed or injured in the raids, and authorities are routinely accused by rights groups of staging such encounters to carry out extra-judicial killings of people who are already in custody.

Muhammad Amir Rana, a senior security analyst, said none of the names disclosed by authorities were familiar, raising further questions.

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“It’s true that al Qaeda exists in this region and an operation is also underway in Punjab against all kind of militants, but the names disclosed after this recent raid are not familiar,” he said.

In 2015, government stepped up a multi-pronged offensive against religious extremists and other militants through military operations, raids, as well as a crackdown on some hardline seminaries and money laundering as part of the National Action Plan.

It came in the wake of a Taliban massacre at Peshawar’s Army Public School in December 2014 in which 134 children were killed.

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[ShoutB]

Of which nationality were the rest two who got killed?

 

[Spring Onion]

@ShoutB

Am posting the names and some details obtained from sources.


It was learnt through reliable sources that AQ (Al-Qaeda) Commander Muneeb Javaid@ Qandhari and AQ Commander Tayab Nawaz @ Hafiz Abdul Mateen, along with Muneeb Razaq, Abdul Rehman, Zeeshan, Abu Dujana were coming to Multan to hold a meeting with AQ Commander Bilal Lateef , Yasir Punjabi and other AQ militants including 2 suicide bombers in the suburbs of Multan to plan an attack on a university in Multan.
On the basis of the information, a joint team of ISI and CTD Multan carried out a raid at the meeting point , near village Nawabpur on bank of river Chenab in district Multan,resulting in intense fire from the militants. The terrorists fired RPG rockets and hand grenades. Yasir Punjabi and Muneeb Javaid escaped from the scene along with 5/6 associates. 08 AQ militants/ terrorists were killed by firing of their own accomplices. The dead include Tayyab , abdul mateen, Muneeb Razaq, adbul rehman, Zeeshan, abu dujana. Muneeb Razaq and Zeeshan were proclaimed offenders in assassination of Brig Fazal Qadri at Sargodha. Hafiz Abdul Mateen was one of the founders of AQ in Pakistan and was believed to be master mind of Parade Lane attack Rawalpindi. He was member of Lajna Sharia of AQ, which is the supreme body of AQ for finance, recruitment, and logistics. Identity of other killed militants is being ascertained.
Investigation has been launched for arrest of terrorists who fled.

1 suicide jacket,
2 AK 47 rifles,
2 pistols,
3 gernades have been recovered from the scene.

@Horus @Irfan Baloch

 

[ShoutB]

Thanks for posting the info...

that AQ (Al-Qaeda) Commander Muneeb Javaid@ Qandhari and AQ Commander Tayab Nawaz @ Hafiz Abdul Mateen, along with Muneeb Razaq, Abdul Rehman, Zeeshan, Abu Dujana were coming to Multan

Till now it was tal e ban now AQ? And if I am correct then they are Pakistani nationals?

And Multan is so close to Indian border. Wth?

 

[Spring Onion]

Thanks for posting the info...



Till now it was tal e ban now AQ? And if I am correct then they are Pakistani nationals?

And Multan is so close to Indian border. Wth?

1. Taliba and al-Qaida in Pakistan had joined hands.
2. There is also some presence of Daish though not to great extent
3. Yes South punjab has presence of terrorists who had been targeting Pakistanis

Indeed close to Indian border that is why it is wise not to wish for disintegration of Pakistan by Indians

 

[cloud4000]

Indeed close to Indian border that is why it is wise not to wish for disintegration of Pakistan by Indians

Only fools want to see the disintegration of Pakistan because they don't ask the question: what happens next?

 

[Spring Onion]

Only fools want to see the disintegration of Pakistan because they don't ask the question: what happens next?

Mess in Afghanistan is killing Pakistan; Mess in Pakistan will kill India.

So indeed those wishing for Pakistan's destruction should ask the question