KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has announced that the suspect behind the gun attack at a Chinese dental clinic in Karachi’s Saddar area has been arrested.
Addressing a press conference, the provincial minister announced that the suspect – identified as Waqar Khushk – was arrested by Counter-Terrorism Department on a tip-off the police had received.
Sharjeel Memon further said that the suspect – who belong to banned Sindh Revolution Army (SRA) – had no personal enmity with the victims. “He [the suspect] carried out the attack to spread terror,” the minister added.
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The minister noted that the CTD conducted the raid after the suspect was identified with the help of CCTV footage and latest technology.
“The suspect has admitted carrying out the crime while further investigations are underway,” he said, adding that the police have also recovered a motorcycle from the terrorist.
It is pertinent to mention here that a Chinese national was killed while two others sustained injuries after an unidentified man attacked them inside a dental clinic in Saddar area of Karachi while posing as a patient.
