GILGIT:
The Gilgit-Baltistan’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Afzal Mahmood Butt has announced a major breakthrough in the investigation into the attack on Qazi Nisar Ahmad, the leader of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).
In a news conference, IGP Butt confirmed that significant arrests have been made concerning the incident that occurred on October 5, which resulted in injuries to six individuals, including the top Sunni cleric Qazi Nisar himself.
The IGP revealed that police have successfully identified and apprehended individuals directly involved in the attack, as well as those who facilitated it across various stages.
Two key perpetrators involved in the physical assault have been arrested, with one identified as Naeem Abbas son of Sultan Ali, who the IGP named as the mastermind behind the attack.
Both apprehended main suspects reportedly hail from the Rondu area of Skardu. According to the IGP, the full list of names of all individuals involved in the attack is now known to the authorities.
The operation by terrorists involved a total of nine individuals travelling in two separate vehicles: five in one car and four in the other. The police have also arrested the central facilitator, who is reported to be from Jalalabad, Gilgit.
