Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Dr Amir Shaikh told reporters that the mastermind of the consulate attack was BLA commander Aslam alias Achu. The attack was planned in Afghanistan and carried out with the assistance of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), he added. Sharing details of the investigation, Shaikh said that multiple raids were conducted in various parts of Balochistan and Sindh. The consulate attack took place at a time when different international events were underway in the city,” AIG Shaikh told reporters. On the occasion, Dr Shaikh said that police were investigating the murder of MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi from two angles.

Source: The Express Tribune January 11, 2019 10:44 UTC