Al Qaeda cell active in Karachi university campus: Reports

February 10, 2014 08:06

The Federal government today directed Pakistani authorities to investigate the existence of an Al Qaeda affiliated organisation in the University of Karachi.

The interior ministry has written letters to paramilitary rangers and police to investigate the existence of the organisation called "Ashab" on the university campus, GEO news reported.

The report said the group was a cell of the terrorist network, Al Qaeda. The Interior Ministry had directed the law enforcement and investigating agencies to seek help from the vice chancellor of the Karachi University.

"The VC should be asked to investigate and pinpoint the persons involved in the distribution of some objectionable material on the university campus," the report said.

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