KARACHI: An investigation into the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange has revealed that the banned Balochistan outfit attempted a major terrorist operation in the city for the second time.
Earlier, an attempt to attack the Chinese Consulate was foiled but this time it seems so that they were provided with logistical support locally.
According to investigators, the car used in the attack on the stock exchange was bought by Salman Hamal alias Nautak on his identity card four days ago from the old vegetable market showroom for cash.
The showroom owner had refused to sell the leased car without transfer rent from the bank.
Authorities say the banned Balochistan outfit attempted a major terrorist attack in the city for the second time. Earlier, an attempt to attack the Chinese consulate was foiled, but this time it appears to have provided them with local logistical support.
This support may be part of the same nexus that led to the recent terrorist attacks in Karachi and Sindh.
Officials said it was not immediately clear when or where the terrorists came to the city, but it appeared that the terrorists intended to enter the stock exchange and take people hostage, as the terrorists seized 40 Russian rifle grenades and NATO supplies. One rifle, Russian and American 25 hand grenades, 4 submachine guns, 15 loaded, 3 destroyed magazines and 40 bullets, 26 packets of submachine gun bullets were found, one packet usually contains 25 to 40 bullets.
In addition, 307 shells of machine guns, 3 bottles of petrol, 12 empty boxes of 2 types of grenades and 16 hand grenade safety corks, 6 shoulder bags and 4 packets of gram were found.
It may be recalled that terrorists attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi as a result of which a policeman and 3 security guards of the stock exchange were martyred while the four terrorists were killed in the retaliatory action of the forces.The terrorists killed in the attack had reached the stock exchange in a car.
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