Sindh Inspector General of Police (IG) Ghulam Nabi set up a five-person committee on Saturday to look into the terrorist attack on Karachi’s police chief’s office the day before.
All three militants were killed, and two police officers and a sub-inspector from the Sindh Rangers also died in the nerve-wracking operation that took place on Friday evening and lasted nearly four hours.
The terror attack happened after a suicide attack at a mosque in Peshawar Civil Lines that killed 84 people. It hurt 18 more people, including police officers and Rangers.
There are problems with the security at the Karachi Police Office (KPO), which is in the middle of the city on the main road, Sharea Faisal.
Sources with knowledge of the situation said that intelligence agencies had already said they were worried about the security at the CPO.
A statement from the office of the Sindh IG said, “A committee made up of the following people has been formed to look into the attack on the Karachi Police Office and oversee the investigation of the case.”
The committee will be led by Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Zulfiqar Ali Larik. Other members include Karachi South Zone DIGP Irfan Ali Baloch, Crime Investigation Agency DIGP Muhammad Karim Khan, Karachi CTD Operations Senior Superintendent of Police Tariq Nawaz, and Karachi CTD Investigation Incharge Raja Umer Khitab.
Read the statement. The chairman of the committee can ask any other member to join if they are needed for investigations.
It is important to note that the attack was blamed on the banned group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Security breaks down
Local media say that there is no security gate to get into Police Lines Saddar, where police families live.
Sources say that terrorists got into KPO by climbing the back wall, and none of the three security checkpoints at the city police chief’s office were staffed at the time of the attack.
“Barbed wire, on the rear wall of the KPO, was also cut,” they said, adding that there are no CCTV cameras on the Shahrae Faisal side to watch the building.
After the terrorist attack in Peshawar, Rana Sanaullah, who is in charge of the Interior Ministry, said that there is a general threat to security.
“Every institution in the whole country is on high alert,” he said.
The head of security said that more needs to be done to stop the new wave of terrorism.
Information about weapons
Two submachine guns (SMGs) were seized, but one of them had its serial number removed. Another gun that was found was a Kalashnikov with a red grip. The terrorists also had four hand grenades with pins that came out.
The militant who blew himself up also had another hand grenade taken from him. Two jackets, a lot of ball bearings, and food were also found on him.
After a while, all of the items were sent to forensics.
