CTD arrests ‘mastermind’ in Amjad Sabri murder case

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh police on Tuesday claimed to have rounded up the ‘mastermind’ who planned the killing of renowned Qawwal, Amjad Sabri, ARY News reported.

Amjad Sabri, aged 45, was traveling by car from his home in the Liaquatabad area to a television studio when a motorcycle pulled up alongside the vehicle and the attackers opened fire on June 22, 2016.

The killing of one of Pakistan’s most loved qawwals and naat khawan saw the nation descending into shared sorrow, with an outpouring of grief the likes of which weren’t seen before on Pakistani social media.

According to a CTD spokesperson, an operative of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Qasim Rasheed was rounded up when he was activating his compliance after getting released from jail.

CTD said Asim Capri and Ishaq Boby killed Amjad Sabri on the directives of Qasim Rasheed from jail.

Rasheed has confessed to killing security officers and Amjad Sabri in his initial statement. Handgrenades and arms have also been recovered from the possession of Qasim Rasheed.

It must be noted that the convicts in Amjad Sabri murder case, Ishaq and Asim were handed two death sentences each in the court after it found them guilty in an imam bargah attack in Karachi.