File photo of arrested target killer. PHOTO: FILE
He was charged with the targeted killings of former Anti-Terrorism Court public prosecutor Naimat Ali Randhawa and seven others.
City police chief Shahid Hayat had announced earlier that the death of Naimat Ali was a “politically motivated targeted killing.”
On Tuesday, he had said, “We have arrested an MQM activist, Syed Kazim Abbas Rizvi, along with three others who killed Randhawa because he was going to take up the case of slain television reporter Wali Babar Khan.”
Randhwa's murder was not sectarian in nature, he had added.
Randhawa was shot dead on September 26 while he was on his way home. His son, Tauqeer Ali Randhawa, was also injured in the attack by armed motorcyclists.
During the initial interrogation, Rizvi had confessed to his involvement in the killing.
Wali Babar was shot dead in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi in January 2011 while he was on his way home from work. All six key witnesses in his murder case had been assassinated.
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Charged? Looks pretty serious!
It's not fair. Operation should not be used to catch MQM's (educated middle class) target killers. It's their city and they also have the people's mandate after all.
This is false story against MQM. They cannot do this. We r with u dear brothers.
...MQM activist Syed Kazim Abbas "Rizwi" .. or ...MQM activist, Syed Kazim Abbas "Rizvi"... who is on editorial board ET? Seriously this looks like a news paper run by bunch of school Kids.
on a serious note; hope they keep him behind bars, good job CIty Police.
Start the hanging for target killers at least.
When it comes to MQM no one would believe the elephant, deer and pakistani police story, hats off sindh police, hi ET dont eat up my comment burp free
@Saleem: depends on the pressure from the Political parties as well....
No matter which political party he belongs to, he killed an innocent person and therefore he should be awarded capital punishment.
Unless the Government will not start hanging the condemed prisioners, unabated target killings will go on for an unspecified period.
The family of Randhwa should be provided Police protection, otherwise with the passage of time and as the case will proceed, the family of slain Randhawa will start getting the death threats by the colleauges and workers of the political party.
Thank God finally Namalum became Malum, and this is the true story.
I hope police has done its homework because after all this hype if accused get released due to insufficient evidence then it will be a shame for police as well as rangers.
I think I recognize this man