CTD apprehends TTP terrorist in Karachi

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials have made significant arrests related to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi. Here are the key details:

1. **Arrest of Hidayatullah alias Abdul Hakim**:
   - **Suspect**: Hidayatullah, also known as Abdul Hakim.
   - **Affiliation**: Belongs to the TTP’s Swat group.
   - **Role**: Involved in managing the financial affairs of the TTP’s Karachi chapter and collecting funds for the terrorist organization.
   - **Recovery**: During the raid, the CTD team recovered a large sum of money and a book from the suspect.
   - **Connection**: The suspect’s brother, Kifayatullah, was a close associate of Maulvi Fazlullah, the former TTP chief in Swat, and went missing after the Swat operation.

2. **Arrest of Two TTP Terrorists in Karachi**:
   - **Operation**: Conducted in Karachi’s Jhanjal Goth area by the CTD anti-terrorism financing unit.
   - **Suspects**: Identified as Abu Bakar and Yaqub Mehsud, affiliated with the banned TTP Hafiz Gul Bahadur group.
   - **Role**: The accused were collecting funds for the banned outfit and were in contact with TTP leaders in Afghanistan through social media.
   - **Origin**: Both suspects hail from Waziristan and had returned to Karachi to carry out a funding operation.
   - **Recovery**: A significant amount of funds was seized during their arrest.

These arrests underscore the ongoing efforts by the CTD to dismantle the financial networks supporting terrorist activities in Pakistan.