Pakistani authorities have launched a hunt for several of radical Kashmiri leader Aasiya Indrabi's nephews, suspected of having links with the Taliban and Al Qaeda, after they fled during a raid over the weekend.
Authorities have so far been unable to trace Irtiyaz-un-Nabi Gilani and Mujahid Gilani, two nephews of Indrabi, and their wives, the Dawn newspaper reported today.
Irtiyaz fled the scene "firing at the joint raiding team" of policemen and intelligence operatives. The daily quoted its sources as saying that the men were planning "terrorist activity in collaboration with Al Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan".
Syed Shoiab Indrabi, the son of Indrabi's brother Zia Ul Haq, was arrested during the raid on a house in Sector G-15 on the outskirts of Islamabad on Saturday.
Zulqarnain Gilani, the brother of Irtiyaz and Mujahid who occasionally visited Gilani Manzil, the house in Sector G-15, too is untraceable. Neighbours told the Dawn that they had mostly seen Zulqarnain in what appeared to be military uniform.
The disappearance of all occupants of the house "has deepened the mystery surrounding the raid" and their relationship with Aasiya Indrabi, leader of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, the report said.
Security agencies found a large cache of weapons and explosives at the house. Pakistani media reports said they also found four small surveillance drones that were to be used in terrorist attacks.
There was a workshop, equipped with tools and equipment, in Gilani Manzil's basement. Sources said they suspected that Irtiyaz fabricated the remote-controlled planes found in the house. He made alterations to the planes by installing three to four boxes to carry explosives for terrorist attacks, they said.
The sources said investigators traced some foreign bank accounts operated by the suspects and a probe was in progress.
