China-Pakistan dual nationals attacked: CTD registers case against members of banned separatist outfit

KARACHI: A case of attacking Chinese-Pakistani dual nationals in Saddar area of Karachi was registered at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police under other provisions of murder, attempt to murder and Anti-Terrorism Act against the members of banned separatist outfit Sindhu Desh People’s Army, a sub-group of separatist organisations of Sindh and Balochistan.

According to the FIR, the Sindhi separatist group Sindhu Desh Revolutionary Army had claimed the responsibility on social media for the blast. “I received information about an attack by an intelligence officer, while I was on routine patrol in the area,” complainant of the case SHO Preedy Police Station said. “The body of the China-Pakistani dual national cashier at the dental clinic and two others were being rushed to hospital, when I reached there.”

The police official further stated that the terrorist posing as a dental patient entered the clinic around 4:10pm to 4:15pm and asked for the treatment and stayed at the waiting area for sometime as the doctor, his wife and a cashier were busy at their work,” he said. “After five minutes, he moved towards doctor’s cabin and opened fire at them.”

Later the assailant easily walked away, where his companion wearing pant and shirt was already waiting for him on a motorcycle to escape.

Meanwhile, the police investigators have obtained four empty shells of a 9mm pistol from the crime scene. “With the CCTV footage, we are also looking for the geo-fencing, ballistics cross matching as well as recording statements of the witnesses,” said a police investigator anonymity. He further said, “Also, questioning the suspects, belonging to the separatist organizations, arrested in the past for recent terror activities in Karachi to get help in probing a case.”

There are around 27 dental clinics are located on the Preedy Street since decades.