The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police on January 18 arrested a student of Karachi's Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw (NED) University of Engineering and Technology over charges of "international terror financing", reports Dawn. “The CTD arrested Hafiz Mohammed Omer bin Khalid over international terror financing charges when he was trying to flee the city,” CTD Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Omar Shahid Hamid told a press conference at his office. According to Hamid, the held suspect is a final year student at the university. “He was involved in sending money to families of militants linked with the global [militant] Islamic State group in Syria,” said the officer. According to the CTD, Khalid used to provide cash to an associate, named Zia, in Hyderabad, who converted it into dollars before sending it to Syria. He has sent over PKR one million so far, added Hamid.