Owais Ali Shah was chained, hidden behind a 'shuttlecock burqa': DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Barrister Owais Shah was found hidden inside a Burqa, his feet chained and his mouth fastened by tape, DG ISPR General Asim Bajwa said in a press conference held on Tuesday.

He added that Al-Qaeda and Pakistani Taliban had kidnapped him.

Giving details of the operation he said that three check posts were established at Mufti Mehmood Chowk near Tank. When security forces tried to stop the car carrying Owais Shah the driver tried to run over the divider and move to the opposite lane. Security forces aimed at the driver and killed him. Two other terrorists in the car were also killed.

The DG ISPR said that inside the car a woman clad in a 'shuttlecock burqa' was present. When security forces asked her who she was she did not respond. Her burqa was removed, and inside Owais Ali Shah was found, his mouth taped, his feet chained.

He was taken to the army quarters where his chain was cut. A private aircraft later took him to his residence in Karachi.

The DG ISPR added that ISI monitored the entire operation which took place at 2:00 am in the morning.

He said that the some demands had been made by the terrorists but they were not being disclosed for "operational reasons".

Weapons including three AK-47, six grenades, magazine and bullets were recovered from the terrorists, he said.

He added that Operation Zarb-e-Azab had improved law and order in the tribal belt. "198000 intelligence based operations have been conducted so far," he said.

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