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Mansehra Hazara, but Chaudhry was added in front of his name due to his
role in the Karachi operation. In 2010, Khan was appointed as a head of
the Investigation Wing of the CID. Earlier, he was heading the Lyari
Task Force (LTF) to uproot gangsters from Lyari. Chaudhry Aslam Khan was a superintendent (SP) in the Sindh Police
department in Pakistan. He headed the anti-extremist cell of Sindh
police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID). He died in a suicide
attack by Tehrik-i-Taliban PakistanCareer
He started his career as an assistant sub-inspector in 1984. Prior to
that, he had served as a Station House Officer (SHO) at a number of
police stations across Karachi, the country’s economic capital. Lyari
area in Karachi was a battleground between two rival groups becoming a
no-go zone for law enforcement agencies. Aslam’s breakthrough in the
restive area secured him the position of leading the Lyari Task Force
(LTF). Along with his team, including DSP Irfan Bahadur, Aslam launched
an operation against gangsters in Lyari. In various ‘shootouts’, the
team killed many gangsters holding Lyari hostage. In May 2005, LTF raided a bungalow belonging to Gangster Rehman
Dakait in Balochistan’s Hub area which sparked a four-hour shootout,
leading to death of a police officer, a civilian and two suspected
members of Dakait’s gang. Aslam won himself a reputation for his
performance in the 2012 ‘Lyari grand operation’ which once again aimed
at clearing the area of criminals.[2]
Attack by Taliban
Earlier in 2011, he escaped unhurt from a Taliban attack on his house
situated in the Defence Phase VIII area of Karachi. The attack resulted
in the death of eight people. TTP claimed responsibility for the attack
as retaliation for ongoing efforts against them, including the arrest
and killing of many of organisation’s fighters. At that time, a defiant
Aslam, whose home was half blown away by the blast, said he knew he was
the target but it would not deter him from fighting against extremists.[2]
Death
On 9 January 2014, he died along with two other officers when a bomb
targeted his convoy on the Lyari expressway in Karachi. The Mohmand agency
chapter of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed
responsibility for the attack. Sajjad MohmMad, a spokesman for the
militant group said Aslam was targeted for carrying out operations
against the TTP. “Aslam was involved in killing Taliban prisoners in CID
cells in Karachi and was on the top of our hit-list,” he said.[3]
Reaction On Death
On his death Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a statment
General Sharif, acknowledging the contributions of police and other Law
Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in the fight against terror, paid rich
tribute to Ch Aslam for laying down his life in the line of duty. [4]
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif condemned the martyrdom of SP CID
Chaudhry Aslam and other officials and said such attacks will not deter
the law enforcement agencies in their fight against terrorism. MQM chief
Altaf Hussain Thursday condemned the killing of SSP Chaudhry Aslam and
his two colleagues. SSP Chaudhry Aslam was active in fighting against
terrorists who are carrying out subversive activities in Pakistan. He
conducted operations against terrorists and criminal elements bravely,
Altaf Hussain said. He said Pakistan and Karachi police had lost a brave
officer adding that it was a great loss for Pakistan. He said Aslam’s
killing had aggrieved the peace loving people of Karachi.
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Starting
his career as a sub-inspector (ASI) in 1984, Muhammad Aslam Khan, who is
commonly known as Chaudhry Aslam, is now serving as the Senior
Superintendent Police (SSP) of the Central Investigation Department
(CID). He has served as a station house officer (SHO) at a number of
police stations in the metropolis. He originally hails
from Hazara, but Chaudhry was added in front of his name due to his
role in the Karachi operation. In 2010, Khan was appointed as a head of
the Investigation Wing of the CID. Earlier, he was heading the Lyari
Task Force (LTF) to uproot gangsters from Lyari.
During
his service, he has been blamed for staging several fake encounters and
has been called by his critics an “encounter specialist”. Once he was
also suspended for allegedly killing a person in a fake encounter.
However, in a previous interview with The News, he had strongly denied
the allegations.
“I have never staged fake encounters in my career, nor have I been involved in extra-judicial killings. All encounters that I have been involved in have been in self-defence,” he said during the interview in August, 2009. “I have no idea why people in Lyari call me ‘Chaudhary Aslam’ or ‘Encounter Specialist’ even though most of the criminals I have arrested are alive and in prison.”
The suicide bombing of his residence was the third attack on Khan during his service. A couple of years ago, he was targeted near Punjab Chowarngi in Clifton. Four people, including an ASI, were gunned down by unidentified culprits in this attack.
During his tenure as the head of the LTF, he was targeted again. Khan was leading a police party searching for notorious gangster Rehman Dakait when armed men opened fire on the police. At least two constables died on the spot, while Khan remained unharmed.
Khan conducted raids against banned outfits, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvl (LJ) and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lyari’s warlord Rehman Dakait and other criminals operating in the city.
TTP Ameer Qari Saeed Anwar was arrested during one of the raids conducted by the police under SSP Khan’s supervision. The police also arrested Saeed’s deputy, a man named Akhtar Zaman in the same raid.
The TTP leaders had arrived in Karachi to avenge the death of Baitullah Mehsud and were planning to attack the Karachi Oil Terminal. The police had recovered seven suicide jackets, weighing around 28 kilograme each, and also seized heavy quantity of T&T blocks and 250 detonators.
Waseem Baroodi, a key member of the LJ, was also arrested by Khan. Baroodi was said to be a mastermind of sectarian violence in the city.
“I have never staged fake encounters in my career, nor have I been involved in extra-judicial killings. All encounters that I have been involved in have been in self-defence,” he said during the interview in August, 2009. “I have no idea why people in Lyari call me ‘Chaudhary Aslam’ or ‘Encounter Specialist’ even though most of the criminals I have arrested are alive and in prison.”
The suicide bombing of his residence was the third attack on Khan during his service. A couple of years ago, he was targeted near Punjab Chowarngi in Clifton. Four people, including an ASI, were gunned down by unidentified culprits in this attack.
During his tenure as the head of the LTF, he was targeted again. Khan was leading a police party searching for notorious gangster Rehman Dakait when armed men opened fire on the police. At least two constables died on the spot, while Khan remained unharmed.
Khan conducted raids against banned outfits, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvl (LJ) and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lyari’s warlord Rehman Dakait and other criminals operating in the city.
TTP Ameer Qari Saeed Anwar was arrested during one of the raids conducted by the police under SSP Khan’s supervision. The police also arrested Saeed’s deputy, a man named Akhtar Zaman in the same raid.
The TTP leaders had arrived in Karachi to avenge the death of Baitullah Mehsud and were planning to attack the Karachi Oil Terminal. The police had recovered seven suicide jackets, weighing around 28 kilograme each, and also seized heavy quantity of T&T blocks and 250 detonators.
Waseem Baroodi, a key member of the LJ, was also arrested by Khan. Baroodi was said to be a mastermind of sectarian violence in the city.
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