Police arrest BLA's 'most wanted' terrorist from Karachi's Lyari

• DIG says arrested militant identified as Mairaj alias Mama.
• He was involved in various terror incidents in Balochistan.
• He used to provide information to BLA Commander Jalal. 

KARACHI: Police arrested "most wanted" terrorist belonging to outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) from Karachi's Lyari area, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) South Asad Raza said Sunday. 

The arrested militant, who has been identified as Mairaj alias Mama, used to provide information to BLA commander Jalal. 

In 2017, terrorist Mairaj spied on an army vehicle which was travelling from Turbat to Gwadar in Balochistan after which the militants attacked and martyred the Pakistan Army soldiers.

DIG South Raza said that the terrorist also spied on a military camp inside a school in Balochistan's Naseerabad after which soldiers were martyred in an attack. 

The arrested militant was helped in the killing of four people, who were cousins of an officer working at an intelligence agency, by spying on them, said the DIG. 

Moreover, the terrorist also helped in attacking the Gwadar Port in the holy month of Ramadan, said the DIG, adding that the terrorist attack killed several soldiers. 

DIG Raza said that the arrested militant also attacked army soldiers in Nushki in which many were martyred.