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Taliban kills "Pakistan's toughest cop" in Karachi car bomb
Source: Reuters
Taliban kills "Pakistan's toughest cop" in Karachi car bomb
BY SYED RAZA HASSAN
ISLAMABAD Thu Jan 9, 2014 10:52am EST
(Reuters) - A top Pakistani policeman renowned for his tough stance on criminals and Islamist militants was killed by a Taliban car bomb in the volatile southern city of Karachi on Thursday, police said.
The Taliban described Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam's death as a "huge victory". Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the bombing.
Three other officers were killed alongside Aslam, said senior police officer Raja Umar Khattab, after a car packed with explosives rammed his vehicle.
Chain-smoking Aslam, dubbed "Pakistan's toughest cop" by local media and a celebrated figure in a country where citizens decry authorities' failure to crack down on criminals and militants, has been targeted by the Taliban before.
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BY SYED RAZA HASSAN
ISLAMABAD Thu Jan 9, 2014 10:52am EST
(Reuters) - A top Pakistani policeman renowned for his tough stance on criminals and Islamist militants was killed by a Taliban car bomb in the volatile southern city of Karachi on Thursday, police said.
The Taliban described Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam's death as a "huge victory". Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the bombing.
Three other officers were killed alongside Aslam, said senior police officer Raja Umar Khattab, after a car packed with explosives rammed his vehicle.
Chain-smoking Aslam, dubbed "Pakistan's toughest cop" by local media and a celebrated figure in a country where citizens decry authorities' failure to crack down on criminals and militants, has been targeted by the Taliban before.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-pakistan-taliban-police-idUSBREA080W820140109