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Umar Cheema
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
From Print Edition
ISLAMABAD: Maj. Gen. Sanaullah Niazi is the second high-profile casualty after Maj Gen (retd) Faisal Alvi as both were directly involved in fighting against the militants. They were marked and murdered, a tragedy unfolding the grim realities of guerrilla war and the nature of threats they face.
While Gen. Niazi was the GOC Swat when attacked in a landmine blast on Sunday that took his life in addition to that of a colonel and a soldier, Gen Alvi, a Special Services Group commando, was killed after his retirement because he had led an operation in 2003 against the militants in South Waziristan killing their noted leaders, according to the confession of his assassin.
Several officers who participated in operations in the tribal areas and Swat have disguised their identity to avoid any backlash as militants are after them.
As far as Gen Alvi’s case is concerned, he was killed by Maj (retd) Haroon Alvi who later told the police investigators that he was assigned this task by Ilyas Kashmiri, a noted militant leader operating from the tribal areas.
“Ilyas Kashmiri had planned the murder of Gen Alvi because he had commanded an operation against Abdul Rehman Canady (an Arab-Canadian national) and others in Angoor Ada (South Waziristan),”
Haroon had told investigators when arrested after a failed attempt to kidnap a businessman from Islamabad in 2009 after successful kidnapping-for-ransom operations in Lahore and Karachi. During the course of investigation, he had also admitted kidnapping Satish Anand, a Karachi-based businessman, for ransom purposes in order to raise money for the militants.
Haroon had also shared plans of his brother, Captain Khurram, who wanted to take revenge from Gen. Alvi for the Angoor Ada operation but “deserted from the army in the meanwhile and could not execute his plan due to unfavourable circumstances.”
Khurram was killed later in Afghanistan while fighting against the army. Haroon was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) before joining the Taliban and used to impart training of mortar guns to the militants of LeT, according to his confession.
As work on the murder plan started, Haroon had convinced a retired SSG soldier, Ashfaq Sikandar, a security guard in printing press, for killing Gen Alvi. He initially agreed, visited the venue but later changed his mind. Haroon then executed his plan in collaboration with Nawaz, an employee of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), and one other individual, Irfan.
“Ilyas Kashmiri gave us a non-custom paid Parado vehicle and Rs125,000 (operational budget),” Haroon had told the investigators.
By the time Gen Alvi was murdered, he had retired from the army and was running his own business in G-11/3. Haroon located his business address through the internet where his house address was also mentioned, he told the investigators. Then, they started tracking his movements as well as the time of his arrival and departure from home. A motorcycle was purchased for the use of Nawaz and Irfan who had to open fire at him.
As Gen. Alvi had left the house in the morning from Bahria Town, the vehicle was being driven by the driver and Gen Alvi was sitting on the side seat. Haroon started chasing them and rang up Nawaz and Irfan informing them about the colour of the vehicle and registration number thus putting them on alert. As Gen. Alvi’s vehicle approached the assassins-in-waiting near the PWD Colony, Irfan came in front of the vehicle and opened fire at the driver whereas Nawaz aimed at Gen. Alvi shooting him dead while firing 22 bullets. Haroon collected weapons from the assassins.
Later, they assembled at Nawaz’s residence in the Quaid-i-Azam University. “Upon reaching there, I changed the vehicle number (from IDF to AJKB) and went to Miran Shah reporting to Ilyas Kashmiri about the incident.”
This horrific detail of assassination plot of a general who had led the operation against the militants shows the life of an army officer once they return from the war zone, especially those involved in decisive operations, as they are shadowed by militants afterwards.
The News has met a colonel, for instance, who had acted against the militants in Swat and now has to disguise his identity by growing beard as he still receives calls from anonymous numbers and is being constantly chased by the militants.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-Ne...onducted-operations-being-chased-by-militants
AUR KARO "NEGOTIATE" TTP sey!!!!!
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Umar Cheema
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
From Print Edition
ISLAMABAD: Maj. Gen. Sanaullah Niazi is the second high-profile casualty after Maj Gen (retd) Faisal Alvi as both were directly involved in fighting against the militants. They were marked and murdered, a tragedy unfolding the grim realities of guerrilla war and the nature of threats they face.
While Gen. Niazi was the GOC Swat when attacked in a landmine blast on Sunday that took his life in addition to that of a colonel and a soldier, Gen Alvi, a Special Services Group commando, was killed after his retirement because he had led an operation in 2003 against the militants in South Waziristan killing their noted leaders, according to the confession of his assassin.
Several officers who participated in operations in the tribal areas and Swat have disguised their identity to avoid any backlash as militants are after them.
As far as Gen Alvi’s case is concerned, he was killed by Maj (retd) Haroon Alvi who later told the police investigators that he was assigned this task by Ilyas Kashmiri, a noted militant leader operating from the tribal areas.
“Ilyas Kashmiri had planned the murder of Gen Alvi because he had commanded an operation against Abdul Rehman Canady (an Arab-Canadian national) and others in Angoor Ada (South Waziristan),”
Haroon had told investigators when arrested after a failed attempt to kidnap a businessman from Islamabad in 2009 after successful kidnapping-for-ransom operations in Lahore and Karachi. During the course of investigation, he had also admitted kidnapping Satish Anand, a Karachi-based businessman, for ransom purposes in order to raise money for the militants.
Haroon had also shared plans of his brother, Captain Khurram, who wanted to take revenge from Gen. Alvi for the Angoor Ada operation but “deserted from the army in the meanwhile and could not execute his plan due to unfavourable circumstances.”
Khurram was killed later in Afghanistan while fighting against the army. Haroon was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) before joining the Taliban and used to impart training of mortar guns to the militants of LeT, according to his confession.
As work on the murder plan started, Haroon had convinced a retired SSG soldier, Ashfaq Sikandar, a security guard in printing press, for killing Gen Alvi. He initially agreed, visited the venue but later changed his mind. Haroon then executed his plan in collaboration with Nawaz, an employee of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), and one other individual, Irfan.
“Ilyas Kashmiri gave us a non-custom paid Parado vehicle and Rs125,000 (operational budget),” Haroon had told the investigators.
By the time Gen Alvi was murdered, he had retired from the army and was running his own business in G-11/3. Haroon located his business address through the internet where his house address was also mentioned, he told the investigators. Then, they started tracking his movements as well as the time of his arrival and departure from home. A motorcycle was purchased for the use of Nawaz and Irfan who had to open fire at him.
As Gen. Alvi had left the house in the morning from Bahria Town, the vehicle was being driven by the driver and Gen Alvi was sitting on the side seat. Haroon started chasing them and rang up Nawaz and Irfan informing them about the colour of the vehicle and registration number thus putting them on alert. As Gen. Alvi’s vehicle approached the assassins-in-waiting near the PWD Colony, Irfan came in front of the vehicle and opened fire at the driver whereas Nawaz aimed at Gen. Alvi shooting him dead while firing 22 bullets. Haroon collected weapons from the assassins.
Later, they assembled at Nawaz’s residence in the Quaid-i-Azam University. “Upon reaching there, I changed the vehicle number (from IDF to AJKB) and went to Miran Shah reporting to Ilyas Kashmiri about the incident.”
This horrific detail of assassination plot of a general who had led the operation against the militants shows the life of an army officer once they return from the war zone, especially those involved in decisive operations, as they are shadowed by militants afterwards.
The News has met a colonel, for instance, who had acted against the militants in Swat and now has to disguise his identity by growing beard as he still receives calls from anonymous numbers and is being constantly chased by the militants.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-Ne...onducted-operations-being-chased-by-militants
AUR KARO "NEGOTIATE" TTP sey!!!!!
ny living in disguise to protect themselves
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