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Qari Imran
NationalityPakistan
Other namesHakeem Nasir
Occupationalleged director of a jihadist training camp
Known foralleged member of Tehrik-e-Taliban

Qari Imran is a citizen of Pakistan who was alleged to be a member of Tehrik-e-Taliban, and to have been the director of a jihadist training camp in South Waziristan.[1][2][3] Security officials named the camp the Qari Imran training camp. Suicide bomber Arshad Pathan, is alleged to have trained at the camp, where his attack was coordinated.

On April 28, 2012, Pakistani authorities arrested seven suspected militants, and identified three of them as being from the "Qari Imran Group".[4] The suspects were alleged to have played a role in the killing of two Pakistani police officers.The suspects were Naveedullah alias Asim Niazi, Muhammad Asif Raza alias Rana Saqib and Nasir Hussain alias Syed Murad.

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  1. ^ "Drone strikes killed high-value targets, US tells Pakistan". Dawn (newspaper). 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-10. mirror
  2. ^ "Two DG Khan suicide attack accused held: Police claim accused confessed to crime". The News International. 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-26. Qari Ismail had received training from a Jihadi camp in South Waziristan in 2008, he said, adding the Jihadi camp belonged to Commander Qari Imran alias Hakeem Nasir of the Mehsud group while the suicide attack on the procession was planned by the Naib commander of the Baitullah Mehsud group Qari Hassan Ahmed Mehsud.
  3. ^ "Mastermind of Dera blast held". Dawn (newspaper). 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  4. ^ "7 terrorists netted in Multan". The Nation. 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-05-23. Addressing a news conference here at his office, CPO Amir Zulfiqar told the journalists that three terrorists had a link with Qari Imran Group of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan while four others belonged to banned Sipah-e-Sahaba, who were involved in sectarian violence and other activities. mirror