PESHAWAR – The terrorists who were killed in an operation at Phase VII ofHayatabad Township were running a full fledge network and engaged inplanning for future activities of subversion.This was said by Chief Capital City Police (CCPO), Qazi Jamilur Rehmanwhile addressing a press conference here on Monday evening at CentralPolice Office.Flanked with officials of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), the CCPOPeshawar said according to forensic tests the killed gang members wereinvolved in a number of terrorists attacks carried out in Hayatabadtownship including attack on Judge of Peshawar High Court (PHC), JusticeMuhammad Ayub Khan Marwat.The forensic tests proved that the arms used in attack on PHC judge andthose sized from the house where the terrorists were taking refuge weresame, the CCPO added.He also shared with journalists some telephonic transcripts retrieved fromthe mobile phones of killed terrorists which indicated that they wereplanning for more terrorist attacks and searching for targets.In one communication, the terrorists were found racking PTI YouthConvention in Hayatabad attended by the provincial ministers.The terrorists group, comprised of five members, was headed by Amjad Alialias Ajmal. Another member identified as Imran Afghani alias Qari was asuicide bomber while remaining were Tariq Usman alias Haji, Murad Khanalias Zahoor, Feroz Shah alias Gulab Shah and Saeed alias Babu.The last terrorist, Saeed alias Babu was arrested alive in injuredcondition and was getting treatment, Police chief added.Disclosing other details, the CCPO said group commander, Amjad Ali was theresident of Khyber Agency and had traveled to Afghanistan five times. Hewas also deported from Greece in 2019.The suicide bomber, Imran Afghani had recently arrived from Afghanistan onhis passport on March 22. 2019.The explosive seized from the house was of high quality and weighted about60 kg packed in an IED and a booby trape.The CCPO said the explosive exploded during the bid of BDU to defuse whichalso resulted in destruction of the house.Qazi Jamil also informed the terrorists obtained house on rent throughforge documents by using CNICs of some other people.The CCPO said intelligence agencies were keeping a vigil on the group andafter getting credible evidences raided the house which resulted inexchange of firing and a full fledge operation resulting in martyrdom oftwo security officials and killing of five terrorists.The CCPO also rejected the claims that killed persons were not terroristsand were trapped by Police. He said they kept on retaliating fire withsecurity forces for 17 longs hours.The relatives of the group members were also invited and request were madethrough them to surrender but they kept on retaliating.The CCPO said security forces wanted to arrest group members alive so thatmaximum information could be obtained from them, but retaliation andexchange of firing resulted in their killing.
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