Mumbai attacks: Pak arrests key suspect linked to LeT

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Aug 6 (PTI) In a "major breakthrough" in
its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan has
arrested a key suspect with links to the outlawed
Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) for allegedly facilitating the 26/11
strikes.

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Federal
Investigation Agency (FIA), which is spearheading Pakistan’s
probe into the Mumbai incident, arrested Jamil Ahmed Wednesday
on the basis of information provided by other suspects.

Sources in the FIA described Ahmed, a resident of
Battagram in the unruly North West Frontier Province, as an
"important suspect allegedly linked with" the Lashkar-e-Toiba
(LeT), the Daily Times newspaper reported today.

Ahmed was arrested following the interrogation of
five LeT operatives – operations commander Zakiur Rehman
Lakhvi, Abu Al-Qama, Zarar Shah, Shahid Jamil Riaz and Hamad
Amin Sadiq – arrested earlier by the FIA. These five men are
being tried by an anti-terror court in connection with the
Mumbai attacks.

"The suspects revealed the name of another suspect,
Jamil Ahmed, of Battagram during interrogation. Ahmed also
allegedly facilitated the acts of terrorism in Mumbai on
November 26," a source was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Sources said Special Investigation Unit (SIU)
personnel arrested Ahmed near his house. He is being
interrogated.

The sources termed Ahmed’s arrest as a "major
breakthrough" in their investigation as it could lead the SIU
to other suspects.

Pakistani authorities are also looking for 13 other
suspects for facilitating the Mumbai attacks. Most of these
men are crew members of the two boats used by the 10
terrorists who attacked the Indian financial hub. PTI