The counter-terrorism department (CTD) announced on Monday the arrest of a “trained militant” linked to the forbidden Pakistan of Tehreek-I-Taliban (TTP) for spreading fear through graffiti near Quaid-I-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s Mausoleum, however, however, however, the arrival of the group at the arrival of Karachi.
Superior Official CTD Raja Uur Khattab, in a statement issued to Dawn.comHe said: “The suspect belonged to the Nor Wali Group of the TTP and was arrested near the Taj complex.”
He added that a weapon of possession of the suspect was recovered and described it as an “important member of the group.”
According to the officer, the suspect, during the interrogation, said he received training from Afghanistan before coming to Karachi and worked in different restaurants.
He later joined a security company and watched Casas in the exclusive Defense Housing Authority (DHA). In his free time, he used to participate in the writing of Graffiti in Karachi about the TTP.
The police officer added that the suspect had carried out graffiti near the mausoleum of Quaid-I-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnaah in December 2024 under the orders of the TTP Misbah commander.
“The suspect stated that he had also recorded several videos of different areas in Karachi and sent them to Afghanistan,” Khattab said, and added that the group has also published warnings of “we are arriving in Karachi” through a social media account.
The official added that the suspect was involved in the writing of graffiti related to TTP in DH and was arrested through the use of technology.
According to the 2025 global terrorism index, the prohibited TTP arose as the fastest growing terrorist group, with a 90 percent increase in attributed deaths. The TTP remains the most fatal terrorist organization in Pakistan for the second year. He was responsible for 52pc of deaths in Pakistan in 2024.
The country has recently witnessed a strong increase in the number of attacks aimed at security forces, other agencies for the application of the law and security control points, particularly in Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The attacks intensified after the TTP broke a fragile high fire agreement with the government in 2022 and promised to point to the security forces.
