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Daesh terrorist nabbed in Karachi

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KARACHI: An alleged terrorist affiliated with the extremist group Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, was arrested in a joint operation on Friday.

The operation was conducted by the Special Investigation Unit of police and the federal intelligence agency.

“Sikandar Khan has links with terrorists groups and he is affiliated with Daesh,” said a police official. “He had also confessed to his association with banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

According to the official, weapons and other material was also recovered from the possession of the suspect.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.