Posted on 12/04/2004 1:15:40 AM PST by miltonim
LAHORE: An anti terrorist team of the Sheikhupura Elite Force has arrested three mosque imams for being linked to banned militant organisation Jaish Muhammad and seized a large quantity of explosives and weapons.
All three militants were arrested on Friday from Malyanwala village, in Farooqabad Police Station’s jurisdiction. Police said that on the directions of Punjab Inspector General (IG) of Police Saadatullah Khan and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Pervaiz Rahim, District Police Officer Shahid Iqbal formed a raiding team led by Assistant Sub Inspector Azam Ali to arrest the culprits.
The team raided a mosque at Dera Arianyawala in Farooqabad, and arrested Qari Aslam, a mosque imam. During interrogation, Aslam revealed the identity of his fellow accomplices and the location of explosives and weapons. Later, officials arrested Qari Arshad and Ahmad Khan, and seized 10 foreign-produced remote-controlled explosive devices, wires, fuses and chemicals. The bomb devices were seized from a bag filled with worn out pages from the Quran.
Sources said Arshad and Khan were also imams and former commandoes. IG Saadatullah Khan and DIG Rahim have announced promotions, cash prizes and commendatory certificates to the policemen who took part in the raid.
Raided a Mosque!! It is time for some people in Islam to learn that a mosque is not a weapons storage and military training center. Good for the Paki army.
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