Ansar ul Sharia: The rise and fall of Karachi’s deadly terror group
The group planned and executed targeted killings, including of police officers and an assassination attempt on MQM leader Khawaja Izhar ul Hasan
Ansar ul Sharia, a Karachi-based terrorist group, was formed in 2017 by highly educated young men who used a local tea shop as their meeting point.
They planned and executed targeted killings, including the murder of police officers and an assassination attempt on MQM leader Khawaja Izhar ul Hasan.
Disturbingly, the group filmed their crimes and sent the footage to law enforcement.
This story examines how a police operation led to the dismantling of the radical group, while calling attention to the pressing need for parents to be proactive in preventing radicalization and shielding their children from extremist influences.
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