2 January 2016 - 14:26
Pakistan arrests ISIS-linked militant

A militant allegedly linked to the ISIS terror group has been arrested in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.

A militant allegedly linked to the ISIS terror group has been arrested in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.

Abdul Aziz was allegedly involved in collecting funds and recruiting youth for ISIS to be sent to Syria, according to a senior official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).

Police arrested Aziz from the Orangi Town area in the city on Friday.

The CTD has launched a crackdown on ISIS-linked militants and facilitators in Karachi since late last year.

Earlier this week, the CTD claimed that it had busted a cell of the ISIS terror group operating in Sialkot, arrested eight suspects and seized weapons, explosives and laptops, as well as a large number of compact discs containing publicity material.

Investigators claimed that the suspects wanted to overthrow democracy and introduce Caliphate in Pakistan through armed struggle.



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