{"id":39644,"date":"2013-06-29T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T12:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=39644"},"modified":"2013-06-29T15:19:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T12:19:18","slug":"june-26-attack-on-senior-judge-in-pakistan-planned-from-jail-39644","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/june-26-attack-on-senior-judge-in-pakistan-planned-from-jail-39644\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018June 26 attack on senior judge in Pakistan planned from jail\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan policemen guarding Central Jail, Karachi: File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent attack on a senior judge in Pakistan\u2019s Karachi city in which nine people including driver of judge\u2019s vehicle were killed was planned from a jail, said Pakistan security officials.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, June 29\/Nationalturk – In what could be termed as a major security lapse, recent attack on a senior judge in Pakistan\u2019s Karachi city in which nine people including driver of judge\u2019s vehicle were killed was planned from a jail, said Pakistan security officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the basis of a tip-off that June 26 attack on senior judge of Sindh High Court Justice Maqbool Baqar was planned from Central Jail, Karachi, a large contingent of paramilitary Rangers launched a major search operation in the jail this morning,\u201d security officials said.<\/p>\n

In the morning on June 26, militants detonated a bomb planted in a motorcycle\u00a0 in Karachi when Justice Maqbool Baqar was travelling through the area.\u00a0 At least nine people including driver of the judge were killed while Justice Baqar was himself injured in the explosion. He was operated in the hospital and his condition is now stated to be stable.<\/p>\n

Jail staff was not allowed entry inside Jail<\/h2>\n

Sources said Rangers men and officials did not allow jail staff and officials to visit the Central Jail today. \u201cThey were told to wait for end of the operation. They were told that they can\u2019t move inside till the operation ends\u201d.<\/p>\n

They said the Rangers commandos and officials conducted thorough search of each of the barrack and cell in Central Jail. Besides, they checked the belongings of the inmates.<\/p>\n

Security officials said a large number of cell phones, laptops and internet devices were recovered from prison cells during the operation. \u201cThe weapons were also found in possession of some prisoners. The laptops have been handed to data experts for analysis\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Attack planned from jail with help of mobiles\u2019<\/h3>\n

\u201cRangers believe that the attack on Justice Baqar\u2019s convoy was planned from inside the prison cells with the help of mobile devices. Several contact numbers of key suspects involved in carrying out the attack on senior judge were found in the mobile phones,\u201d a senior prison official was quoted as saying by Pakistan\u2019s newspaper, The Dawn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rangers also found a cellular device which they believe was used directly in the attack Justice Maqbool Baqar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sources said after the search operation, security officials questioned three members of Sunni militant outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, who are under detention in Central Jail, Karachi.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther investigations are going on and some arrests are expected,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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