KARACHI: The attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi was 'planned in Afghanistan and carried out with help of Indian intel agency', City Cop Chief Dr Amir Shaikh said Friday.

Briefing media on investigations made in attack that took place on Nov 23, Shaikh said that five terrorismists involved in attack on foreign mission have been arrested in an early morning raid nowadays in Taiser Town.

They were identwhetheried as Abdul Latwhether, Hasnain, Arwhether aka Nadir, Hashim aka Ali and Aslam Mugheri.

Karachi police successfully foiled attack on consulate and shot dead three attackers namely Raziq, Afzal and Raees. Two policemen also embraced martyrdom in attack.

According to police investigations, defunct BLA chief Aslam Acho and shut aide Bashir Zaib planned attack in Afghanistan on Indian spy agency RAW's directions.

The weapons used were transferred via train to Karachi, he added.

Abdul Latwhether and Hasnain conducted recce with Raziq in August 2018, while Arwhether aka Nasir supplyd ammunition and shelter to militants.

Aslam Mugheri and Hashim are key BLA commanders and considered shut to Aslam Achoo, who was eliminateed in Afghanistan.

The BLA had claimed responsibility of attack.

The purpose was to sabotage China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and dispatch a message to investors that Karachi is much a safe city, Shaikh added.

They shutly monitored consulate and its visa section for several months before attack, police chief said.