Police arrest mastermind behind Feb 5 attack
Monday, 06 Apr, 2009 | 12:25 PM PST | The accused is alleged linked with a banned sectarian outfit besides being connected to Baitullah Mehsud. — Reuters DERA GHAZI KHAN: Police in Dera Ghazi Khan claim to have arrested the alleged mastermind of the February 5 suicide attack on an Imam Bargah in Dera Ghazi Khan in which 27 people were killed and over 50 were injured, DawnNews reported.
The mastermind has been identified as one Qari Ismail.
At a press conference in D G Khan, DIG Police Mubarak Athar said the accused has links with a banned sectarian outfit besides having connections with Baitullah Mehsud. The police have also recovered sensitive documents and videos from his possession.
The DIG said his accomplice Ghulam Mustafa Qaiserani has also been taken into custody, who allegedly provided explosives and suicide jacket to the attacker.
Qari Ismail is also the mastermind behind the suicide blasts in Islamabad and Chakwal, DawnNews quoted Athar as saying earlier.
This dog should be turned into mincemeat and other enemies of Pakistan hopefully the net is closing in on these type of dogs.