Overview
- At the NIA’s Anti-Terrorism Conference, Shah said 40 kg of explosives detonated in the Red Fort car blast that killed 15 people, while roughly three tonnes were seized in related plots.
- Investigators have arrested nine suspects linked to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, identified as the driver of the car that exploded near the monument on November 10.
- Shah announced three tools to strengthen probes: an updated NIA crime manual, an Organised Crime Network Database, and a Lost/Looted and Recovered Weapon Database.
- He urged states to adopt a common Anti-Terrorism Squad structure and pressed for Trial-in-Absentia to pursue fugitives and tighten coordination across agencies.
- Citing Operations Sindoor and Mahadev, he said planners were punished and attackers neutralized, calling the actions a stern message to Pakistan.