Al Qaeda chief for Balochistan killed, says Pak
August 02, 2015 20:46
Pakistani security forces have killed the Al Qaeda chief for Balochistan and south Punjab in the restive Balochistan province, the government said today.
Omar Abdul Latif, the Al Qaeda chief for Balochistan and South Punjab, was killed in a gun battle with security forces in the Chaghi district near the Afghan border last night, provincial home minister Sarfaraz Bugti said.
Bugti said that Latif's wife had also been arrested in the raid which was carried out on a intelligence tip off. The wife of the Al Qaeda commander was identified as Tayyaba alias Freeha Baji and Latif's two children were also taken into custody for interrogation, Bugti said.
He said initial investigations showed that the Al Qaeda commander fled to Balochistan from Afghanistan eight months ago. Latif was trying to set up an Al Qaeda base camp and carry out terror attacks in the province and other parts of Pakistan, the minister said. "He was linked to the subcontinent chapter of the Al Qaeda," he said.
Omar Abdul Latif, the Al Qaeda chief for Balochistan and South Punjab, was killed in a gun battle with security forces in the Chaghi district near the Afghan border last night, provincial home minister Sarfaraz Bugti said.
Bugti said that Latif's wife had also been arrested in the raid which was carried out on a intelligence tip off. The wife of the Al Qaeda commander was identified as Tayyaba alias Freeha Baji and Latif's two children were also taken into custody for interrogation, Bugti said.
He said initial investigations showed that the Al Qaeda commander fled to Balochistan from Afghanistan eight months ago. Latif was trying to set up an Al Qaeda base camp and carry out terror attacks in the province and other parts of Pakistan, the minister said. "He was linked to the subcontinent chapter of the Al Qaeda," he said.
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