Police arrest alleged facilitators of KPO attack 

Karachi: The Karachi police Sunday arrested alleged suspected facilitator and seven others from different areas of city amid the investigation of Karachi Police Office (KPO) attack, reportedly.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon said that a high-level committee had been formed to investigate the attack.

This committee comprises of officers from police department, crime investigation agency and counter terrorism department (CTD). It is reported that the alleged facilitator was arrested by the CTD officials from the Gulistan-e-Jauhar neighborhood between Saturday and Sunday night.

According to media reports, seven more suspects were also arrested during raids in difference areas of Karachi. 

IG Sindh Police stated: “Two of three terrorists, who stormed into KPO, had been identified, but the identity of the suicide bomber had not yet been ascertained,” adding that we will expose the terrorist groups and facilitators behind this attack.

Last Friday, terrorists attacked the KPO wearing suicide jackets, carrying automatic weapons and grenades; they started firing which martyred four people.

The casualties included two policemen and a Rangers inspector, while 16 people received serious injuries, officials said, after which the forces took the charge of the building and killed the three militants, involved in this heinous attack.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) provided the data of suspects after police fenced the crime scene and collected evidence from the spot.  

On the other hand, it is also reported that nine different teams, including the bomb disposal squads from the police and the military, completed the final search of spot and found several more items for evidence.

These items included a hand grenade, new pistols packed in plastic box with complete accessories, a pack of 9mm bullets, dagger, digital camera, smart phone, two watches and a men's wallet.

Fired and unfired bullets, grenade shrapnel’s, burnt-out fabric from suicide jacket, a burnt-out bag, a USB (universal serial bus) and a pistol holder were also seized by agencies during their search.