A PAKISTANI national alleged to be a member of the Dawlah Islamiya terrorist group was arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday and will undergo deportation proceedings. In a press release, BI Commissioner Jaime H. Morente identified the foreigner as Waqar Ahmad, 36, who was arrested following his monitoring by operatives of the BI’s Mindanao Intelligence Task Force Group and the Philippine National Police. Mr. Morente said Mr. Ahmad’s ties to Dawlah Islamiyah was established in various international intelligence reports. He was also suspected to be plotting suicide bombings with a leader of the Abu Sayaff group.
