Four arrested for Abbas Town bombing

Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the National Assembly on Tuesday law enforcers had arrested four members of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) for their involvement in the Karachi’s Abbas Town bombing. Malik told the NA that the bombing was a replication of the sectarian attacks in Quetta. He claimed that a conspiracy was being hatched to delay general polls. The interior minister said he had visited Karachi on Monday and had held meetings with law-enforcement agencies to stop the recurrence of such incidents. Malik said he would give a detailed statement in the NA on Wednesday (today) on the law and order situation in the country, particularly in Karachi. The minister again urged the Punjab government to take action against LJ in Punjab. Speaking to reporters, Malik said the LJ was conducting its activities through supervision from Punjab. He urged the Supreme Court to inquire from the Punjab chief minister for not taking action against the banned outfit. He said that if the terrorists could be controlled in Punjab, then terrorism could also be curbed in Karachi. He reiterated that a list of suspects belonging to the banned organisation had already been sent to the Punjab government.