Pakistani intelligence agencies have launched an extensive hunt for Matiur Rehman, a militant belonging to a sunni sectarian outfit Lashkar-e-Jhagnvi.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani intelligence agencies have launched an extensive hunt for one Matiur Rehman, 30, a militant belonging to a sunni sectarian outfit Lashkar-e-Jhagnvi, after being informed by the US intelligence agencies that the Al Qaeda linked extremist has been tasked to attack the US interests in Pakistan.
According to well placed intelligence sources, the Americans intelligence sleuths stationed in Pakistan have described Matiur Rehman as an emerging Al Qaeda figure.
The Pakistani authorities have already posted a 10-million rupee reward for his capture.
The sources said investigations into the March 2, 2006 suicide car bombing in Karachi that killed an American diplomat show Matiur Rehman as the mastermind of the attack.
According to the information passed on to the Pakistani intelligence agencies by their American counterparts, Matiur helped train thousands of fellow Pakistani militants at Al Qaeda training camps during the late 1990s.
The Americans have described Matiur Rehman as extremely dangerous because of his role as a crucial interface between the brains of Al Qaeda and its muscle, which is mainly composed these days of militants belonging to several Pakistani jehadi groups.
The sources said there is increasing evidence that the Al Qaeda backed terrorist network in Pakistan is now increasingly relying more and more on local militants to provide logistical support and execute operations.
They added that certain Pakistani jehadi groups are clearly acting as subcontractors for Al Qaeda by virtue of carrying out terrorist attacks on behalf of the Osama-led outfit.
The American intelligence sleuths stationed in Pakistan strongly believe that the country continues to be a potential site of militant recruiting and training.
The intelligence sources who work in tandem with the American FBI concede that while Al Qaeda has lost several of its leading operational commanders, the fact remains that the terror group has not only survived the loss, but has also proved its ability to thrive in difficult circumstances.
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