Militants linked to AQIS, TTP held in Karachi.

Law enforcement agencies in Karachi on Sunday claimed to have arrested two militants belonging to the outlawed Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.

The arrests were confirmed by the District Central Police and the Counter Terrorism Department in separate press statements.

According to District Central police, the law enforcement personnel in collaboration with 'federal sensitive institutions' carried out an operation in the Super Market area of the city's Liaquatabad locality and arrested a suspect, Sohaib Tariq alias Usman, allegedly linked with AQIS.

During interrogation, the suspect revealed that through a man named Talha, he allegedly came in touch with AQIS camp in charge in Afghanistan's Bramcha in 2019, the statement said.

Later, he went to Afghanistan where he allegedly got...

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