CTD arrests Special Branch man for 'spying'

KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday apprehended a personnel of the Sindh Police Special Branch who allegedly spied for terrorists in Karachi, officials said.

Irfan, who worked as locator operator with the Special Branch, was arrested today for tipping terrorists of law enforcer's moves in advance, AIG CTD Sanaullah Abbasi said.

The suspect was busted when a CTD team, acting on credible information about terrorists' presence, conducted a raid in Karachi, the top CTD official said. The miscreants were already aware of a team dispatched for raiding their hideout.

This timely revelation that an inside man was conniving with terrorists saved dozens of CTD Karachi officials and personnel from a possible untoward incident.

The suspect is being further interrogated about his alleged links with terror outfits.