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Man who got prayer leader murdered held

Our Correspondent
Saturday, Aug 10, 2024

karachi: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday apprehended a man who allegedly got Sufi Abdul Qayyum, a prayer leader of a mosque in Gulshan-e-Jauhar, murdered in 2023 by hiring target killers.

CTD Incharge Chaudhry Safdar said the suspect had a land dispute with the deceased prayer leader. He paid Rs5 million to target killers to carry out the murder of Qayyum on February 21, 2023. The arrested suspect, Atiq, is a former FIA inspector.