A special team of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Sindh conducted a successful intelligence-based operation within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station, arresting suspected terrorist Dahan alias Asif Chikna, who is linked to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).

CTD Sindh spokesperson said that during the operation, illegal weapons were also recovered from the possession of the suspect. According to CTD Sindh, intelligence sources had revealed that this suspect was facilitating BLA terrorists in Karachi.

To avoid arrest, Dahan alias Asif Chikna and his accomplice Muhammad Shafi had been hiding in Hub, Balochistan. Muhammad Shafi, who is the son of BLA terrorist Bahadur PMT, is also part of this group.

Bahadur PMT, who is running a BLA sleeper cell from a neighboring country, is also wanted in the CTD’s Red Book. A team is being dispatched to Hub for the arrest of Muhammad Shafi, based on the information provided by the arrested suspect.

Dahan alias Asif Chikna has previously been arrested in cases of murder, attempted murder, and encounters with the police. According to a CTD spokesperson, further information is being gathered from the suspect.