A Malaysian man arrested in Pakistan on December 23 while attempting to smuggle guns out of the country, is believed to be a member of the Islamic State (IS) and was travelling to Malaysia. The man, identified as 20-year old Al Muhd Alfie Kqhyriel, was arrested at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi while trying to board Thai Airways flight TG342 to Bangkok. According to a military intelligence source, the arrested man had planned to use Thailand as a transit. He also said that Malaysian authorities had communicated to Thailand the possibility of an IS attack during the winter holidays. A senior Thai Airways executive added that the airline does not operate a direct flight from Karachi to Malaysia.

Source: Pakistan Today December 26, 2017 18:56 UTC