{"id":6926,"date":"2026-07-22T09:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:33:40","slug":"security-forces-arrest-alleged-facilitator-linked-to-fitna-al-khawarij-say-security-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6926","title":{"rendered":"Security Forces Arrest Alleged Facilitator Linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, Say Security Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Security forces have arrested a man identified by security sources as <strong>Mufti Zafaryab<\/strong>, who is alleged to have facilitated activities linked to the militant group referred to by the Pakistani state as <strong>Fitna al-Khawarij<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to security sources, the suspect was taken into custody during an operation, and investigators are continuing to examine his alleged links with militant operatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement attributed to the detained individual, Mufti Zafaryab said he completed the <strong>eight-year Dars-e-Nizami<\/strong> course at <strong>Jamia Nizam-ul-Uloom, Yateem Khana, Bannu<\/strong>, and later obtained a <strong>three-year specialization in Islamic jurisprudence (Takhassus fil Fiqh)<\/strong> from <strong>Al-Markaz Al-Islami Ghoriwala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security sources said that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly admitted to maintaining contact with a militant commander identified as <strong>Hikmat Roshan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sources, the suspect stated that state institutions were aware of these contacts, which ultimately led to his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detained man allegedly claimed that the militant commander sought religious rulings from him to justify extortion carried out in the name of jihad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security sources further alleged that the commander offered positions and financial incentives to him and other individuals in an effort to recruit supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement attributed to him by the security sources, the suspect expressed regret over his alleged actions and claimed that the militant group has no connection with Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was quoted as saying that the group&#8217;s ideology is un-Islamic and that it wrongly declares the killing of Muslims to be permissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statements attributed to the suspect have been released by <strong>security sources<\/strong>. The allegations have not been independently verified, and no court has yet determined the suspect&#8217;s guilt. 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