Karachi airport attack: Criminal records of two arrested suspects revealed

KARACHI: Police have obtained the criminal records of two suspects arrested after an attack near Karachi Airport that left one policeman martyred and another injured, ARY News reported.

Police sources identified the arrested suspects as Azeemullah and Tahir. Azeemullah was arrested without being injured and has cases registered against him at different police stations.

The cases against him include police encounters, attempted murder, robbery and other charges, according to police sources.

The injured suspect was identified as Tahir. He also has multiple cases registered against him at different police stations.

Police sources said the third suspect, Qaiser, escaped in a rickshaw and is being sought by police. Teams have been formed to arrest him.

According to police sources, the suspects were travelling on a motorcycle and in a rickshaw to carry out a robbery. They stopped on a road near the airport and were using Google Maps to locate their destination.

Qaiser, identified as the main suspect, was sitting inside the rickshaw with a pistol hidden, police sources said.

Patrolling police officers approached them and started checking the suspects after questioning them. Seeing the situation deteriorate, Qaiser pulled out the pistol and opened fire.

Tahir, who was riding the motorcycle, picked up the injured policeman’s pistol and fled with his accomplice Azeemullah, according to police sources.

When the suspects reached Rashid Minhas Road in the limits of Gulshan police station, police stopped them after finding them suspicious. Tahir allegedly opened fire again, injuring a third police officer.

Police officers chased the suspects and arrested both Azeemullah and Tahir after an exchange of fire in Joharabad.

Police sources said the suspects had planned to rob a shop near Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth.

The suspects would allegedly hide their pistol inside the rickshaw before carrying out robberies. This allowed the motorcycle riders to pass through police checking points without difficulty, according to police sources.