File photo of Karachi's Gareebad Road during a strike in the city. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Public transport was absent on the roads in all major cities of Sindh, while petrol pumps and CNG stations remained closed.
Educational institutions are also closed for a day today and examinations scheduled in different universities have been postponed.
Imam’s funeral prayers would be held at noon today at Jinnah ground. He will be laid to rest at the party’s Shuhada Qabiristan.
The MPA, his two guards and a driver were gunned down in Orangi Town on Thursday.
Imam, 43, was a graduate who was married with two children. Hailing from the Orangi Town constituency, PS 95-Karachi VII, Imam became a parliamentarian in the Sindh Assembly after the 2008 elections. This was his first time as a lawmaker.
He was also a member of the standing committees on cooperation, environment and alternate energy, and prisons.
Imam joined the MQM in 1986, two years after its formation. He served as the sector in-charge of Orangi Town for five years, and was always popular among the residents for addressing utility issues, such as load shedding and irregular water supply.
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Isn't it a fact that Mohajirs are mainly persecuted because of their dark skin?
@Positive Pakistani: Does it matter to you if he was shia or sunni? He was targeted by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and TTP (anyone who has doubts on claims, please get your head examined). Both of the organisations are same, same workforce and same takfeeri beliefs. if they kill a shia, LEJ spokesman takes responsibility, if a sunni opponent is killed or suicide bombing involves then TTP spokesman claims responsibility. sometimes they both takes responsibility like what happened in this case because of the confusion by his name.
MPA had been killed in Karachi despite that he had armed guards in his car at the time of attack. Yesterday I heard one ARY News anchor saying a guard escorts his child to school. When did this private guard system start & why it is legalized? Killers still kill at will. Whom to congratulate? Pl do enlighten me.
Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / iqbalhadizaidi.formerdiplomat@hotmail.com
@Positive Pakistani: His name suggests that he was a Shia. Also see other news related to Manzar Imam on ET where many commentors said that he was a Shia. Even one PTI supported above now starts supporting MQM because of that! So please don't be ignorant. There is Shia genocide in Pakistan which cannot be denied. We should learn from India which does not persecute Shias.
I agree for 1 day strike as every other day strike call, life become difficult to live for a poor people, how someone can earn and buy rations. Life is become miserable. MQM should think?
@mqmsupporter: only 1 week? I think it should be at least 1 month. Many of us could possibly meet this honest and brave men.
Manzar Imam was not a 'Shia' ...he was sunni....watch his funeral prayers closely!!
@liberal i used to be a pti supporter but now i'm a mqm supporter as they are the only party whi h has taken a clear stand against talebaan.
Provincial Government has failed to protect the lives of its citizens. Killers of innocent people must be apprehended and hanged publically.
The strike should have been for 1 week atleast to honour this honest and brave man.