Overview
- Authorities said an intelligence-led operation on the night of December 25 intercepted the plan after the girl was moved toward Karachi and stopped during police checkpoint checks outside the city.
- The Counter Terrorism Department said a handler first contacted the minor on Instagram before adding her to a WhatsApp group that repeatedly pushed hate-filled and anti-state content.
- Officials stated the girl will not face charges because of her age, her identity remains confidential, and she has been returned to her family with protection.
- Recorded statements played at the briefing described how propaganda glorified sacrifice, with a handler exploiting the girl’s grief over her father’s death to deepen manipulation.
- Sindh officials linked the network to banned outfits BLA and BLF, urged social platforms to remove extremist content, and pledged continued zero‑tolerance action against facilitators.