Security forces arrest local Islamic State commander in Lahore

[Saifullah Sani]

Pakistani security forces have arrested a man they believe is the commander of the Islamic State group in the country as well as two accomplices involved in recruiting and sending fighters to Syria, intelligence sources said on Wednesday.

Authorities in South Asia are concerned about the rise of the militant group in a region already beset by home-grown insurgencies fighting to topple local governments and set up strict Islamic rule.

Three intelligence sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the man, Yousaf al Salafi, was arrested in Lahore and confessed during interrogation that he represented IS in Pakistan.

“Al Salafi is a Pakistani Syrian who reached Pakistan through Turkey five months ago,” said one source. “He crossed into Turkey from Syria and was caught there. Somehow he managed to escape and reached Pakistan to establish ISIS (IS).”

The account could not be independently verified.

The source said one of his accomplices, Hafiz Tayyab, was a prayer leader in Lahore and was involved in recruiting Pakistanis and sending them to fight alongside Islamic State in Syria, charging IS about $600 per person.

Rifts among the Taliban and disputes about the future of the insurgency have contributed to the rise of Islamic State’s popularity but security sources believe there are no operational links yet between IS and South Asia.

Disgruntled former Taliban commanders have formed the so-called Khorasan chapter – an umbrella IS group covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and other South Asian countries – in recent months but have not been involved in any fighting.

Their leader, Hafiz Saeed Khan Orakzai, a former Pakistani Taliban commander, appeared in a video address this month urging people in the region to join the group.

Security forces arrest local Islamic State commander in Lahore: sources – The Express Tribune

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

interrogate him and then execute him

 

[EagleEyes]

Good news, find the chain and eliminate.

 

[Rajput Warrior]

Aand now we have immigrants establishing international terrorist franchises.

 

[rockstar08]

Lal masjid and likes of them will be more than happy to provide shelter to ISIS members or commanders ... before its too late, eliminate the Lal Masjid guy and mulla sami ull haq

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Arrest of Islamic State commander does not indicate established Pakistani presence, as local militants would oppose group

Pakistani authorities announced on 21 January that law enforcement agencies had arrested a man alleged to have been an Islamic State (IS) commander, in Lahore.

Local news media reported that the arrested individual was a Syrian-Pakistani who was allegedly sending recruits to fight for the Islamic State in Syria.

In recent months, the Pakistani media has been speculating about the degree of Islamic State presence in Pakistan, especially with the occurrence of several incidents in cities such as Lahore and Multan, where Islamic State flags and graffiti, have been displayed prominently. Additionally, several splinter groups of the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who have had differences with the current TTP leadership, have announced their support for, or allegiance to, the Islamic State.


Arrest of Islamic State commander does not indicate established Pakistani presence, as local militants would oppose group - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Two more suspects, linked with IS, held

Law enforcement agencies captured two more terror suspects from the Manga Mandi area on the information of an arrested terror suspect ‘directly’ linked with the Islamic State (Daesh) and shifted them to an unidentified location for interrogation on Friday.

One of the agencies engaged in the operation showed that the officials, who had taken Commander Yousaf into custody from the Shahdara area a couple of days ago along with his accomplices, Qari Tayyab and Dr Fahad, arrested his two more accomplices following information provided by him.

The raids are being conducted across the city by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) police to track down the suspects associated with Daesh, Afghans and members of banned outfits.

A police source told Dawn at least five terror suspects, who were involved in various tasks to promote Daesh and hire people for it, were under interrogation. He said hate literature, CDs and other material had been seized from the Daesh people and hundreds of others, belonging to an ethnic community from KP, and Afghans.

The source further said the traders association of the Urdu Bazaar had also cooperated with the law enforcers to recover hate literature.

Two more suspects, linked with IS, held - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Saifullah Sani]

 

[Hurter]

This news doesn't have any authentic source & it doesn't even need to have any authentic source.

 

[RescueRanger]

So the price of loyalty is $600, wa Taliban... Wa! Lakh Lanat on your ugly bastard faces!