QUETTA: Two people allegedly associated with the Ansar-ul-Shariah Pakistan (ASP) group tied to MQM-Pakistan leader Izhar ul Huq were arrested in Balochistan on Wednesday.
The suspects were identified as Professor Mushtaq ─ a teacher at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) who was arrested in Quetta ─ and Mufti Habibullah, who was arrested in Pishin district.
According to initial reports, Mushtaq allegedly ran an educational institute in Karachi, while Habibullah ran seminaries in Karachi and Hyderabad. They were allegedly involved in the brainwashing of students they came into contact with in Karachi.
They have been shifted to an undisclosed location, the official said.