Terrorist involved in Rangers camp attack in Karachi reveals he was trained in Afghanistan

One of the attackers of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Camp in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar has detailed how the attack was carried out and revealed that he was trained in Afghanistan, according to security sources.

The attack was carried out on Saturday night, following which three security personnel were martyred during an exchange of fire with the terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.

The ISPR said in a statement that the attack was carried out by terrorists “belonging to Indian proxy, Jamaatul Ahrar”, adding that three terrorists were killed in retaliatory action while one was arrested.

Later, security sources said the arrested terrorist had identified himself as Usman Ali and revealed that he had come to Pakistan from Jalalabad in Afghanistan. They added that Ali identified the three other attackers as Abdul Hadi, Janaan and Umar Farooq.

Moreover, the sources said, he admitted that he belonged to Jamaatul Ahrar, whose commander in Afghanistan he identified as Ahrar Moulvi.

According to the sources, the terrorist, Usman Ali, said he and his companions were trained in Afghanistan. The attacker said he was only given a jacket in Afghanistan by a man he identified as Umar Qari who also trained the terrorists, and they prepared the explosive material themselves, the sources said.

With regards to the attack, Ali revealed that Janaan had thrown a bomb at the Rangers camp, the sources said.

Ali said that he and his companions had come to Hadi, who was a resident of Bajaur, seven days ago and were housed in an under-construction building, according to security sources.

The sources said Ali further revealed that all arrangements from them had been made before they arrived in Karachi. “Abdul Hadi knew everything. He came here previously as well,” the sources quoted him as saying.

Moreover, he said that he and his companions previously did not know the difference between the army and the Rangers. “We came to know about the Rangers after coming here,” the sources quoted him as saying.

They further quoted him as saying that Hadi had sourced the weapons used in the attack from Waziristan.

Speaking about the attack, he said he was shot while running, according to the sources. ...