--- title: "CTD arrests wanted individual linked to banned group in Karachi" description: "Most outlets led with the Counter-Terrorism Department’s arrest of a wanted individual affiliated with a banned sectarian group, emphasizing the operation in Karachi and the person’s alleged involvement in targeted killings. 24 News HD specifically named the individual and the group as Sipah-e-Muhammad, while Dawn referred to the group more generally as an “outlawed sectarian group” and described the person as a “suspected terrorist.”" url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5277-wanted-terrorist-held-in-ctd-raid-in-karachi site: HarZaviya language: en --- # CTD arrests wanted individual linked to banned group in Karachi pakistan · latest filing 29 Aug 2026, 8:47 AM PKT · 28–29 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the Counter-Terrorism Department’s arrest of a wanted individual affiliated with a banned sectarian group, emphasizing the operation in Karachi and the person’s alleged involvement in targeted killings. 24 News HD specifically named the individual and the group as Sipah-e-Muhammad, while Dawn referred to the group more generally as an “outlawed sectarian group” and described the person as a “suspected terrorist.” ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [‘Wanted terrorist’ held in CTD raid in Karachi](https://www.dawn.com/news/2025839/wanted-terrorist-held-in-ctd-raid-in-karachi) · 29 Aug 2026, 8:47 AM PKT > KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested a suspected terrorist, linked with an outlawed sectarian group, who was allegedly involved in targeted killings of religious scholars. A CTD spokesperson identified the suspect as Syed Muhammad Askari Abidi and said that he was associated with the banned Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan. He said one hand grenade and a Kalashnikov... - **24 News HD** — [Most-wanted target killer of banned terror group arrested in Karachi](https://www.24newshd.tv/28-Aug-2026/most-wanted-target-killer-banned-terror-group-arrested-karachi) · 28 Aug 2026, 11:50 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel have arrested target killer Syed Muhammad Askari Abidi, affiliated with banned terrorist organization Sipah-e-Muhammad, during an operation in Karachi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [CTD arrests two suspected TTP militants in Karachi](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6608-two-ttp-terrorists-arrested-in-ctd-raid-in-karachi) · 3 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 28–29 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.