ISLAMABAD, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A wanted commander of Pakistani Taliban Hanif Gabol Monday surrendered himself voluntarily to the police of Sargodha, a city in eastern Pakistani province of Punjab.
In a video provided to Xinhua, the Taliban leader told police that he had planned most activities in South Waziristan, the Pakistani tribal area and hometown of Pakistani Taliban leadership that borders Afghanistan.
He informed police that he knows seven persons who are involved in making suicide jackets.
Hanif Gabol said that his group consists of 50 people, planning to carry out attacks in Punjab province.
He told police that he felt guilty and ashamed over the illegal and violent activities. Therefore, he wanted to present himself for justice.
Sargodha district information department, while confirming the arrest of the commander, said that Gabol was in blasts of Khosa market in another eastern city of Dera Ghazi Khan, the hometown of Ghazi Abul Rashid who was perished in a military action against clerics of Red Mosque (Lal-Masjid) during Musharraf era.
