Terrorist Attacks On Military Officers, Main ‘Facilitator’ Arrested

ISLAMABAD: Implementing Agencies Act (LEA) have claimed to have arrested the main facilitator of the three terrorist attacks against military official in Islamabad, with links to foreign agencies. The facilitator detained subedar Zaffar Iqbal, a retired junior commissioned officer (JCO SSG was arrested in G-6 sector of Islamabad, while driving an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vehicle registration ICRC 72-31, Intelligence sources told Business Recorder on Monday.

They said Zaffar has admitted he was the main facilitator of the terrorist attacks on the three generals of Pakistan Army brigade in Islamabad. Was carried out surveillance of the three objectives before planning the location and time of the attacks. She subsequently had terrorists in their place, provided with the bike and ammunition, and, following the successful completion of the attacks, said his getaway by the burden of the bike in a Hilux pickup, sources said.

Zaffar Iqbal was questioned about the ICRC vehicle, and could not give any satisfactory answer as to how to obtain access to the ICRC vehicle, the sources said, adding that relevant authorities are investigating whether the vehicle registration number is genuine or fake.

Citizens of Islamabad, reporting almost daily to the police in Islamabad on some western foreign origin, who are accused of movement in the capital with false registration plates. However, the Islamabad police and civil administration are unable to stop them, said a police official in Islamabad.

He said some foreigners and their local employees have been accused of using diplomatic vehicles with false number plates’ nefarious activities, “but the police are being ordered to stop as it becomes aware of these movements and activities. Diplomats Dutch and U.S. diplomat were arrested, along with sophisticated weapons and high tech cameras, but were allowed to go after the intervention of their diplomatic missions, he added.

Intelligence sources said Zaffar Iqbal was under surveillance for a long time, adding that during the course of the investigation it was learned that he was the main reason for hiring retired military officers for ‘XE Services’ (former name of Blackwater Worldwide) , which operates under the Inter-risk security company. Sources said during investigation it was learned that Zaffar Iqbal owns three plots in Bahria Town, one of the elegant streets of the capital, and three more in Behari city of Lahore with several luxury vehicles. Are said to have close ties to a builder and developer from above, and is a regular visitor, Dubai.

The sources said the arrested Zaffar Iqbal has close ties to the Captain (retired) Zaidi, owner of Inter-Agency Security Risk that was raided on 19 September and a large cache of sophisticated weapons without a license was confiscated. Captain Zaidi, a retired officer of the SSG was arrested at his Islamabad office of the security company.

Inter-agency security risk management is a partner of Dyncorp, a U.S. contractor providing logistical support to U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Zaffar Iqbal sources withdrew from the SSG in 1989. Sources informed this scribe that the Ministry of Interior has taken serious note of the hiring of retirees and commands to the Inspector General Police Islamabad to investigate the matter and submit a report within two weeks.

Tags: Arrested, Military Officers, Terrorist Attacks