Terrorist Cell Raided in Pakistan

(Karachi, Pakistan) In July, Syed Waseem Akhtar was arrested in Hyderabad for setting his own house on fire. During interrogation, Waseem Akhtar disclosed that he was a part of a newly-formed cell of 20 to 25 youths, belonging to Jamaat-i-Islami. Their group is a student wing called Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and it was directed to kill some important personalities to disrupt law and order in Karachi.

Ismail Aby Saeed and Jawaid Farooqi were named as leaders of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba.

As a result of the information provided by Waseem Akhtar, four terrorists were arrested during raids in several Karachi neighborhoods. They have been identified as Abubakar, Tanveer Malik, Nauman and Junaid.

Jamaat-i-Islami was founded decades ago by Maulana Maududi to promote strict Islamic governance of all aspects of Muslim life. The group has been linked to about every terrorist and radical Islamic group in South Asia, including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Unfortunately, Jamaat-i-Islami is also Pakistan's largest religious political party.