Pakistan Captures Leader of Al Qaedas South Asia Wing Shahid Usman, a wealthy car-parts dealership owner from Karachi, has been arrested for alleged involvement with Al Qaeda. Pakistani authorities claim to have arrested one of the suspected commanders of Al Qaeda’s South Asia wing late Thursday evening. The man in question, Shahid Usman, a wealthy car-parts dealership owner, was found with 10 kg of explosives and several small arms in his Karachi residence. Al Qaeda formally founded a South Asia branch in September 2014, promising to expand its activities across the entire region, including India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Al Qaeda already operates extensively in Pakistan and regional intelligence agencies suspected that the organization’s leader would be found in Pakistan. The group’s highest profile attack since its formation in September — an attempt to seize the Pakistani frigate the PNS Zulfiqar — failed.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:03:07 +0000
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